Over spending emptied State coffers: Hamid

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 25: Extravagant spending by State Government including expenditure on luxuries, new vehicles, renovation of offices and bungalows of Ministers and POL (Petrol, Oil & Lubricant) for their vehicles has drained State coffers to the extent that incumbent Government is not able to clear liabilities which have piled up to a whooping sum of more than Rs 1500 crore today.
This was stated by Jammu and Kashmir People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader and Chief Election coordinator for Jammu Province Abdul Hamid Choudhary here today. He said that there are bills worth crores of rupees and scholarships for sportspersons which this spendthrift Government is unable to clear because of poor fiscal health.
Choudhary Hamid urged people to not to fall in trap of false promises being made by Government at this stage and strengthen hands of party patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.