STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) expressed solidarity with the people who are suffering due to non-availability of rations for more than two months because of the lackadaisical approach of the CAPD Department and the State administration.
“The people in Jammu city and other far-flung areas are highly agitated due to the failure of the administration to supply rations in CAPD depots on one pretext or the other,” The party spokesperson Brig Anil Gupta said and expressed concern due to the fact that despite repeated representations to the Director CAPD and the administration no action is being taken to mitigate the serious problem faced by the public. Gupta demanded that all the decisions taken by the former Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh led Committee should be implemented by the present administration. He also demanded action against the officials of CAPD who have violated the government orders issued by the Alliance Government thus leading to large scale dissatisfaction among the people.
Listing the problems being faced by the people, Gupta said that supply of rations as per 2011 census as approved by the Alliance Government should not be violated at any cost.
“Supply of flour instead of wheat must be ensured to all entitled people. Sugar and kerosene oil should also be provided as per entitlement,” he said.
Keeping in view of the diverse food habits in the three regions of the State Brig Gupta said that administration should provide ration as per the dietary habits of the people and not thrust wheat on rice-eating people. Also minimum quantity of ration per family having less than six members should be fixed at 30 kg per family as demanded by the people.
