Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 1: Former minister and senior Congress leader Raman Bhalla today assailed BJP Govt for letting down people, especially youth, saying growing public disenchantment is reflection of their failure on all the fronts.
“The youth are dismayed while the people belonging to all segments of society are at the receiving end due to mis-governance and non-performance of the Government”, Bhalla said while interacting with workers of Nai Basti area of Gandhi Nagar constituency today.
Speaking on the occasion, Bhalla said the tall claims of the BJP dispensation have got exposed, as the Govt is working at cross purposes with public interest taking rear seat. The Government, which can conveniently forget the promises made to the people soon after taking over the reins of administration, cannot be trusted. He said the BJP has proven it beyond any doubt that power is its only priority. To hide its failures, BJP is indulging in diversionary tactics, as a result of which development has been pushed to backburner, welfare schemes almost abandoned and the utility services left unattended, he added.
Bhalla furher said that the LPG cylinder prices were hiked for the fifth consecutive month today, this time by Rs 19 a cylinder. He said Modi Government’s first gift on inflation – residential gas cylinder price hiked by Rs 19, commercial gas cylinder Rs 29.50, in past five months a total increase in price Rs 137.
He said the people in all parts of the country, were reeling under price rise and the hike in LPG prices would burden them further.
Bhalla lamented the fact that people of J&K are the worst hit in absence of an elected Government, for the fact, there is no one who can listen and address the issues concerning people in a best possible manner. He urged the administration to take measures for mitigating the sufferings of people, on war footing. He said that the people of the J&K should not suffer due to the wrong policies of BJP.
PCC leader said that an anti-BJP wave is sweeping across Jammu province and people of the region are feeling cheated and badly let down. Many regret for voting in favour of BJP in the 2014 Lok Sabha and 2019 elections.
Bhalla accused the UTGovernment of having jeopardized the career of unemployed educated youths in J&K by opening local state jobs for outsiders, asserting that it is “unacceptable”. It would not only mar the prospects of the local unemployed educated youths but would also have a demoralising effect upon the educated aspiring youths of the erstwhile state.
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