Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 24: Former Minister and senior Congress leader Mula Ram and president DCC Rural, Hari Singh Chib today urged the Lt Governor to waive off the water and electricity bills for the month of March and April 2020 in view of situation created with the terror of Coronavirus.
In a statement issued here, the senior Congress leaders asked Government to come up with concrete relief measures for a larger section of the society whose livelihood has got affected by restrictions imposed by the authorities in view of Coronavirus outbreak in Jammu and Kashmir.
Mula Ram said that on one hand such restrictions are the need of the hour to tackle the spread of this deadly disease while on the other hand Government should also take necessary steps to mitigate the sufferings of people affected by these restrictions. He appealed to the J&K Government to announce waive-off water and electricity bills for aforesaid months so that people who are affected due to restrictions would get a sigh of relief in the hour of crisis.
DCC chief Hari Singh Chib raised serious concern over the plight of families whose livelihood has got badly hit due to these mandatory restrictions. He expressed resentment against the Jammu and Kashmir Government for being a mute spectator to their miseries and sufferings of common masses. He appealed the Govt to come up with measures to help the people who are unable to sustain their families in these hard times by providing ration.
Expressing concern over lockdown in Jammu & Kashmir in view of the gravity of the situation due to the Coronavirus disease, Chib said the authorities should ensure availability of all essential commodities apart from medicines in all localities along with price monitoring.
Uday Chib, president JKPYC, asked Government to provide stipend to the J&K unemployed youth or those who are registered with employment exchange. He further appealed to the Government to provide Rs 5000 for poor and affected families. He also appealed to youth of J&K to come forward to help affected families irrespective of cast, colour and creed.
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