J&K people suffering on all counts: Bhalla

Senior Congress leaders inaugurating bathrooms and sitting arrangements at a graveyard in Paloura.
Senior Congress leaders inaugurating bathrooms and sitting arrangements at a graveyard in Paloura.

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Sept 17: Senior Congress leader and Ward number 60 Councillor of JMC, Rajni Bala here today inaugurated bathrooms and sitting arrangements with proper sheds at a graveyard in Upper Paloura area.
JKPCC working president, Raman Bhalla; former Ministers-Mula Ram and Yogesh Sawhney, former PYC president, Uday Bhanu Chib; president DCC Jammu Rural, Hari Singh Chib; Som Nath Sharma, president BCC Patta Paloura; Uttam Singh, former Councillor and others were also present on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, Bhalla said the Government has failed to address the legitimate aspirations of J&K people.
“Ideally political and ideological difference should have been put aside while dealing with the sensitive region like ours,” he maintained adding: “The major stress of the Government should have been to assuage the miseries of unemployed youth who regrettably have grown up in conflict.”
He said that need of the hour called for adoption of a magnanimous approach to give the youth a new hope but nothing substantial is being done by the incumbent Government in this regard.
“Far from delivering on much touted development promises, the people of J&K are continuously being denied their right to have a popular Government,” he said.
The Congress leader also said that the situation of artisans, hoteliers, marginal traders and agriculturalists is also very disappointing.
He further said that unless a positive environment is not created by addressing political aspirations of J&K people, achieving anticipated developmental goals was unlikely.
Mulla Ram flayed the BJP Government for misleading the nation with claim of normalcy in J&K.
Yogesh Sawhney said that BJP led Government has disappointed the people of Jammu again and again.
Hari Singh Chib and Udey Bhanu Chib while speaking on the occasion asked the UT administration to come up with pragmatic mechanism to address the issues of J&K people.
Councillor, Rajni Bala said that J&K people are suffering on different counts ranging from inflation, development deficit, rising unemployment and administrative inertia.