Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 8: Launching scathing attack on the State Government for its failure in providing relief to the people of Jammu region from the ongoing power crisis, a large number of NPP activists along with local people staged protest dharna outside the office of PDD Chief Engineer here today.
While addressing gathering chairman of the NPP, Harshdev Singh regretted that the acute power crisis has made the life of common man miserable all across the Jammu region. He said that scheduled and unscheduled power cuts during scorching summer had thrown life out of gear in both urban and rural areas. He said that despite the pathetic plight of the people, the mandated leaders of the Saffron Party had failed to effectively project their concerns.
Ridiculing the tall claims made by the State and Central Govt on good governance, he said that the people of Jammu especially the aged, ailing, traders and the children were having the horrific and gruesome experiences of the much proclaimed ‘Achhe Din’ of the BJP partnered Govt. Flaying the apathetic and insensitive attitude of the State Govt, he reckoned that the people of Jammu region were facing immense hardships due to scorching heat and soaring humidity.
Revealing statistics, the former MLA Ramnagar said that the nauseating scope of discrimination had also been extended to Jammu region in power sector as well. He divulged that the power consumption between Jammu and Kashmir regions is in the proportion of 40:60 respectively but as far as the revenue realization was concerned, Jammu shared more than 66% of power tariff while paltry 34% came from Kashmir province.
Prominent among those who participated in the protest including Rajesh Padgotra, Shankar Chib, Shyam Gorkha, Pawan Dev, Gagan Partap and Nirmal Kishore.
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