Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, June 29: The District Development Board Kupwara meeting that was chaired by Medical Education Minister, Taj Mohi-ud-Din witnessed noisy scenes with the Ministers joining the legislators in expressing concern over the slow pace of the developmental works in their constituencies.
Surprisingly the MLA Langate, Engineer Rashid who is most vociferous was overshadowed by the PDP MLA from Lolab, Abdul Haq Khan, who alleged that his constituency has been worst affected as the developmental works have been stopped due to lack of state assistance to the Centrally Sponsored Schemes in his constituency in particular and district in general.
Mr Khan staged a walkout against the alleged failures of the Government towards development in the district especially in his constituency after chairman of the DDB Kupwara in his address told the meeting that the State is poor and has no funds.
Irked by the remarks of the chairman, Khan staged walk out. He said that if the Government has no funds what was the fun of holding the DDB meeting. He said that the Government has failed to deliver.
Haq Khan told the meeting that the work on Irrigation Schemes, bridges and other Centrally Sponsored Schemes have been stopped as the State has not released its share for these schemes. He said that work on the Lolab Bypass bridge has been stopped some 2 years ago and roads across the Kupwara district are in dilapidated condition as no macadamisation has taken place.
Law Minister, Mir Saifullah also raised the issue of the slow pace of work on the already existing projects in his constituency. He also put forward list of various developmental works to be undertaken in his constituency.
National Panthers Party MLC, Rafiq Shah raised the issue of developmental schemes and put forth some of the developmental projects that needed to be taken up on fast track basis. He told the meeting that the border district has been neglected by the Government.
Engineer Rashid expressed his concern over the statement of the chairman of the DDB Kupwara on lack of funds.
In the meeting, CAPD & Transport Minister Chowdhary Ramzan lambasted the Superintendent of Police Kupwara, Abdul Jabbar, alleging that police is demanding Rs 50, 000 for the release of one Shabir Ahmad. He asked the SP to release him immediately and threatened him of shifting him from the district.
It may be mentioned here that Shabir has been arrested by Kupwara police and a case (FIR No. 21/2013) is registered against in timber smuggling.
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