Excelsior Correspondent
UDHAMPUR, Sep 20: Post Re-organization era has witnessed a massive slow down in J&K with development taking a back seat and growing unemployment becoming more pronounced.
This was stated by Harsh Dev Singh, chairman JKNPP and former Minister while addressing public meetings in Kither, Childi, Ladha, Mani and Larh villages during his two-day tour of Chenani constituency. He said the dismantling of J&K state has adversely impacted the trade, tourism and economy of the erstwhile princely Dogra state of the country.
“While the economy fast dissipated and development came to a grinding halt, the ever growing unemployment seemed to be the only notable feature of the saffron rule. The past few years witnessed massive public uprisings against the anti Jammu and anti people policies of the ruling dispensation which continued to be suppressed through iron fist of police and civil administration,” he alleged.
Describing the BJP’s handling of dissent and disquiet as oppressively bizarre, undemocratic and morally sinister, Singh appealed the workers not to succumb before the Machiavellian designs of the power hungry politicians. He said that NPP leadership shall stand with its people through thick and thin and continue to expose and oppose the BJP for its political debauchery and subterfuge.
Harsh Dev lambasted the BJP for extension of several draconian laws in J&K after abrogation of Art 370 including opening of lands and jobs to outsiders. “The restrictions on purchase of agricultural lands by Mahajans, Khatris and Sikhs are unheard in the history sparking massive outrage amongst these communities. The unemployed youth of Jammu region have been the most disappointed lot with their share in services have been abysmally reduced,” he added.
Alleging that a deep rooted culture of corruption was prevalent in the UT, Singh called upon the vigilante organizations to keep a close watch over the functioning of various departments particularly PHE, Revenue, Education, Power and RDD. He said that the lackadaisical approach of the concerned authorities was responsible for power and drinking water crisis in majority of the rural areas.
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