Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI, Mar 6: Asserting that the remote villages have been facing injustice from the administration regarding development in Rajouri and Poonch districts, the Apni Party vice president and former Minister, Choudhary Zulfkar Ali has appealed to the people of Pir Panjal to get united to fight for their rights.
He said that the gap between the administration and the civilian population has widened in the absence of basic amenities in rural areas. He pointed out poor ratio students – teachers in Govt schools that has impacted the education system, whereas, the Govt schools and rural health sector has been affected badly.
While addressing a largely attended workers’ meeting at Udhan in Khawas area of Budhal Constituency in Rajouri district, the former Minister stressed the Govt to mitigate the problems, and suffering of the people living in the remote areas of Pir Panjal as well as other regions of Jammu and Kashmir.
He said that the basic amenities are not available to these remote areas. “The people are living in a very miserable condition in the absence of basic amenities viz poor road connectivity, poor educational sector, health care etc facilities are not available to remote areas. Therefore, the Govt must focus on the development of these areas,” he said.
Zulfkar further said that due to the lack of elected Govt there is a huge gap between the Govt machinery and the people whereas, the administration is not reaching out to the far-flung areas. He stated that the areas like Gaibas, Kochalwas, Narla, Nangathub and others have high potential of tourism, and these areas need to be brought on the tourism map.
He also stressed upon the Govt to open a degree college at Khawas, and Gaibas, besides, a police post at Gaibas and a PHC at Udhan and repair Mathani – Udhan road. He also demanded opening of the JK Bank branch and PHC at Udhan.
District president, Rajouri, Budhan Uppal, Block president, Thakur Baldev Singh, Block president, Thakur Wazir Singh, ex-Sarpanches Chain Singh, Abdul Rehman, Chamil Singh and Kaiser Din also spoke on the occasion.
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