Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI, July 23: Former minister and Apni Party vice president, Choudhary Zulfikar Ali urged the Government of India to hold early Assembly elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to finish the disconnect between the people, common masses and the administration.
Addressing the workers convention here today, Zulfikar stated that there is no alternative to an elected Government in a democracy. He further said that it’s a blot on the system to deprive a large section of society from the electoral process and having a Government of their choice.
He also demanded that the Statehood be restored before holding the Assembly elections in the State as this was the commitment made by the Union Home Minister to the Parliament of India on August 5, 2019.
Ali further stated that the people are facing lots of inconvenience due to non-availability of an elected Government as they have no access to the corridors of power. He said people are facing hardships due to the slow pace of developmental works in the district.
He urged upon the LG’s administration to provide adequate relief and compensation to the sufferers of the recent heavy rainfall in the district and flash flood due to which a large number of houses have been damaged and the land worth several crores has been eroded. Ali demanded restoration of infrastructure which was damaged during the recent floods triggered by rainfall. He also demanded that the major prestigious which were under execution in the district including Anas Irrigation Canal, Govt Degree College Kotranka, Eco-Tourism Park Kandi, Amusement Park Kotranka, Kotranka – Khawas Road, Budhal – Shopian Road and several other minor and major projects be started.
Provincial president, Jammu and former minister, Manjit Singh assured people that if Apni Party comes to power, the people will be provided 500 units of electricity free of cost during summer season in Jammu province and 300 units in winter season. He further said that they will provide 500 units of free electricity to the people of Kashmir during winter and in summers they will get 300 units of electricity. He also said that the party has decided to enhance the old age pension/widow pension up to Rs 5000 and provide 4 LPG cooking gas cylinders to the poor people in the Union Territory in a year.
Senior leaders Faqir Nath, Ch Qamar Hussain, Arun Chibber, Dr Rohit Gupta, Ajaz Kazmi, Syed Manzoor Hussain Shah and Vipul Bali were also present.
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