Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 10: Ridiculing the slogans of “development” “Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas” and ‘Achhe Din’ given by Central and State Government, Harshdev Singh, chairman and former minister, expressed grave concern over the pathetic plight of the people inhabiting the hilly and far flung areas of the State.
He said that during his tour of the remote areas of the Ramnagar constituency to take stock of the burning problems faced by the people, he discovered that the poor, indigent, deprived people were left at the mercy of God not only by the local administration but by the elected representatives as well. He was addressing a public Rally at Ramnagar town today.
Addressing a huge gathering at Rani Park, Singh came down heavily on the Government for stalled development in Ramnagar resulting in widespread public resentment.
Expressing grave concern over the deplorable plight of pot-holed and bumpy roads in various villages desperately crying for repairs, Singh lamented non initiation of any action for renovation of the same.
Commenting upon the degeneration in the power sector, Harshdev expressed serious concern over the huge un-scheduled cuts, extremely low voltage problem and non repairs of transformers damaged for several weeks.
Accusing the CAPD Department of creating artificial scarcity of ration in the constituency, Singh sought a thorough probe into the working of the said Department. He called upon Rural Dev Department for ensuring early clearance of liabilities of workers under MG-NREGA and to further check the abuse and misappropriation of funds under 14th Finance Commission awards.
Prominent among those who spoke on the occasion included Pt. Shiv Ram Sharma, Dev Singh, Sagar Dev, Gian Chand, Capt. Vijay Singh, Pushpinder, Akash Kharka, Uttam Singh, Charan Dass, Sandoor Singh, Mohd Farooq, Babu Ram and others.
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