SDP’s concern over plight of Ramban, Banihal people

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Mar 14: Socialistic Democratic Party (SDP) has expressed concern over plight of poor people of hilly areas of Ramban and Banihal and alleged funds for various schemes in these areas have been misappropriated and all such cases should be probed.

Addresssing a press conference, SDP president, Dr Darakhan Andrabi, said mis-information and deception is what has been ruling these backward areas of Ramban district and held responsible the politicians for all this.

She said, “solar lights meant for poor people were allotted to influential ones and BPL ration given wholesome to the rich, which has been an old practice and continued as a ritual”.

A large number of people of Backward area of Ramban and Banihal joined Socialistic Democratic Party (SDP) on the occasion. While welcoming new political activities of other political parties, she said that new enterents will strengthen party base in these constituencies for which a mega membership drive is going on.

The prominent political activists who were present on the occassion and joined the SDP included Mehboob Ali, Mohammad Ismail, Tariq Hussain, Khalil Ahmad, Abdur Rashid, Mohammad Maroof, Mohammad Aasim, Rafiq Ahmad and Ghulam Qadir.