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JAMMU: Former legislator and senior leader Aam Aadmi Party, Balwant Singh Mankotia on Saturday called for an immediate law to check the practice of contract subletting in Jammu and Kashmir terming it disastrous for development.
Mankotia was interacting with media person at the site in Ramban where a massive rescue operation is going on after tunnel tragedy.
In his statement, Mankotia said that from last couple of years it has been seen that some reputed construction firms of national level get the task of execution of development works but later these firms sublet their contract to some local contractor who many a times are found ineligible and inexperienced to execute vital project.
He called for an immediate check on this practice and demanded that a law should be there against contract subletting.
Mankotia termed this practice disastrous for development in Jammu and Kashmir and said that this affects quality of work as well as becomes a risk for manpower.
He also demanded a high level probe in Ramban tunnel tragedy to establish human error if any.
“The Government should provide an immediate ex gratia to all the victim laborers besides financial aid to the injured and free medical treatment,” he asked.
