STATE TIMES NEWS
VIJAYPUR: Former Minister and Senior Vice President National Conference Surjeet Singh Slathia on Wednesday warned PDP-BJP coalition against deliberately denying basics like power and drinking water to the people, especially during these days of scorching summer, terming this as a worse example of callousness.
“The pesky power outage and acute drinking water shortage is unprecedented, which speaks of callousness of the government towards residents, who seem to have been held to ransom by the insensitive, irresponsible and anti-people government,” Slathia said while addressing a gathering at Barjani in Bari-Brahmana this morning.
The former minister said the scenario in the rural areas is quite appalling.
“Instead of responding to grim situation, arising in the wake of ill-conceived policies of the coalition, and solving the problems of the people, the government is trying to muzzle and gage the voice of the opposition and the media by levelling false accusations”, Slathia said, adding that the PDP and BJP stands exposed for its failure in governing the State.
He described the coalition as a hotchpotch combination of divergent forces who are struggling to have convergence for remaining glued to power despite their inherent contradictions.
About shortage of foodgrains and other essentials, Slathia said the wrong implementation of National Food Security Act has played havoc with the interests of rationed population.
Slathia also expressed concern over fast deteriorating law and order and security situation in the Valley, saying this can adversely impact the ongoing tourism season, which has direct bearing on all the three regions of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh.
Responding to local issues, the former minister said these will be taken up at appropriate forums for earnest redressal.
Prominent among those present on the occasion included Sarpanch Gulam Navi ,Sarpanch Sadiq Mohd, Sarpanch Balwant Singh, Sarpanch Karam Chand, Sarpanch Swarn Singh Sarpanch Jagdish Singh Sarpanch Gulab Din Sarpanch Rampal Sharma Sarpanch Angrez Singh Sarpanch Jogeshwar Singh Distt President Mahinder Gupta Distt Vice President Vijay Singh Block President Bhagwan Singh, Ex Chairman Raman Gupta and Distt Youth President Riyas Ahmed.
