‘No mention of unemployment in budget’
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 9: While claiming that LG Administration’s Mining Policy was totally anti-people, former Minister and Apni Party’s senior vice president, Ghulam Hassan Mir strongly criticized the recently passed budget, stating that budget makes no direct mention of critical issues such as rising unemployment and inflation in Jammu and Kashmir.
He said youth are disappointed, as it offers no clarity on employment opportunities. The youth are dissatisfied. “How can we call it a good budget?,” he asked.
Mir made these remarks today while speaking to reporters after a party event at Vijaypur in Samba district. The event was held to mark the party’s foundation anniversary.
Replying to question about recently passed J&K budget, Mir expressed his dissatisfaction. He said, “Ours is an agricultural economy, and the Government has raised diesel prices, which means it will affect everything here despite the fact that people are already suffering due to rising inflation.”
“We were expecting significant measures to address unemployment and reduce inflation, but this budget is disappointing,” he added.
Mir urged the Government to fulfill its promise to revisit the existing Mining Policy in Jammu and Kashmir. “The current mining policy introduced by the LG Administration is completely anti-people and has led to a hike in the prices of mining materials. The ruling party has promised to people that its Government will revisit this policy to protect the rights of local people and those who have been involved in mining for years. The Government must fulfill its promise,” he added.
During the event, Mir extended his gratitude to his party leaders and workers for their dedication and resilience that they have showed over the past six year-since the party was established on March 8, 2020.
The prominent party leaders who were present on the occasion included Manjit Singh, Abdul Majid Padder, Raman Thappa, Saleem Alam, Aijaz Kazmi, Sahil Bharti, Vaibhav Mattoo, Mangat Ram, Bachan Lal, Mohan Lal Sharma, Bhau Ram Bhagat and others.
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