Raises issue of Airlines’ fares
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 3: Governor Satya Pal Malik said today that whatever good works he and his team including the Chief Secretary have done during past six months was under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Addressing the gathering along with the Prime Minister at SKICC Srinagar, Malik said when he was posted as the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Modi had asked him to outreach to the people, listen their grievances, address them, end corruption and encourage sports along with education among youth.
“Whatever myself and my team have done during past six months is because of the guidance of the Prime Minister,” he said, adding he had been asked to ensure that there was no discrimination with any of the three regions of the State.
“We are working in this direction,” he added.
Malik said only few days back, a sixth class student from Kashmir sent a message to him on WhatsApp seeking restoration of power supply in her village. “We acted and got the power supply restored at the earliest,” he added and said problems of common man are being solved.
Malik urged the Prime Minister to check predatory pricing by airlines in Srinagar during the winter season.
“I want to put forth a demand on behalf of Kashmiri people that during winter our people get stuck and airlines give ticket for Rs 28,000 (from Delhi and back). In Rs 28,000, one can go and come back from Dubai,” Malik pointed out.
He said there have been instances when students need to go to other places for exams and people who have to travel due to urgent needs.
“Once we got a plane for the defence (for taking out the people from Srinagar to attend to urgent work). But in other days, they (airlines) are not ready to reduce any money (air fare),” he said.
Malik said there is a need to make the airlines understand and the fares need to be reduced.
“What would be more injustice than this? How tourism will increase (in the State)? How will (the State) progress?”, he asked.
Malik said during the winter season, roads get closed and the whole administration is engaged in taking all the possible steps to ensure nobody suffers.
“This (checking predatory pricing by airlines) is my only demand and I expect that you (Modi) will fulfill this after reaching Delhi,” the Governor said.
At Leh, Malik raised the issue of expansion of Kargil airport
”I have been told by Chairman of Legislative Council, Haji Anayat Ali, to raise the issue of expansion of Kargil airport with the Prime Minister during his visit to Leh,” Malik said, adding that he is now raising this issue openly.
He expressed hope that Modi will consider this demand and make some announcement.
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