SRINAGAR: Stating that government was missing from ground, caught unprepared to deal with the situation, JKPCC President G.A Mir lashed out at the government over its failure to deal with the situation post snowfall.
In a statement issued here on Saturday, Mir said “The Weather Department had already predicted snowfall on 6th and 7th January. “However, despite that the government was not ready to deal with the situation. On Friday, snow couldn’t be cleared from even main arterial roads, not to speak of interior lanes and by-lanes,” he said.
Terming the Government’s approach as insensitive, Mir said, “It was not for the first time that snowfall occurred in Kashmir. This is routine in Kashmir every winter. The authorities failed to press men and machinery to clear the snow on roads thereby putting the lives of commuters at risk. This government has now failed completely and people are the worst victims of it.” “Even the roads leading to main hospitals in Srinagar and other districts remained buried under the snow despite the government having all the necessary machinery at their disposal. The government had made no preparations to clear the snow from the roads,” Mir said. He said that the failure was even acknowledged by the Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti herself when she had to remind the administration over its failure to clear snow from the roads. “The massive traffic jams and skidding of vehicles due to a few inch of snow speaks volumes about government’s failure. This government has failed on all fronts,” he said. The State Congress Chief questioned the ruling PDP and BJP of its promises made with the people during elections. “Where have change and Ache-Din slogans of the two alliance partners gone? Instead of ‘Ache Din’ people are witnessing ‘Bure Din’ due to the wrong policies of PDP-BJP Government,” he said. The State Congress President also lashed out at the government for failing to provide essential commodities like ration, sugar and kerosene oil to the consumers smoothly.