Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 14: CPI (M) today said that the Rs 80,000 crore financial package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the details given by J&K Chief Minister Mufti Mohd Sayeed was a “crude joke” as the paltry amount has nothing substantial to offer to the flood-hit people.
Addressing a press conference, CPI (M) leader and MLA Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami said that the financial package announced by the Prime Minister and details given by CM Mufti Mohammad Sayeed reveal that this package has nothing substantial to offer to the flood-hit people and traders and the hype given to the paltry amount meant for flood relief is a crude and cruel joke with the devastated families and the business establishments.
“Most of the flood affected people genuinely complain that they have either received no relief amount from the Government for their rehabilitation or have received peanuts only”, he added.
He stated that over a year after the floods, the Union Government has announced the financial package but the relief amount of Rs 2,000 crores has left flood victims dismayed.
“The figures regarding flood victims are manipulated. The huge losses suffered by the peasants, orchardists have not been taken into consideration. No amount of relief has been earmarked to provide relief to the affected peasants and orchardists. The genuine demand of the growers to wave off the KCC loans has been altogether ignored”, he added.
He said that it is disappointing that the demand for construction of tunnel from Zaznar to Chathapani on Mughal road has not been met, adding that power scenario in the State is in bad shape and insufficient funding to power sector has disappointed the people.
MLA said that the promises made by the alliance Government for getting back two power projects–MW Uri-I and Dulhasti proved a mere hoax.
He added that the establishment of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Indian Institute of Management (IIM) and Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) should have been also sanctioned for Kashmir as well for a fair and equitable development, but depriving valley from these institutions is bound to create deeper dissatisfaction among the people, he stated.
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