STATE TIMES NEWS
BILLAWAR: Dr Manohar Lal Sharma Senior Congress Leader, Former Minister and General Secretary PCC on Friday convened a public meeting in remote area at Morha Dhallian village and Panchayat Larhi block Duggain , Sub Div Billawar of Distt. Kathua in which people of Pyt. Larhi, Najote, Dhanu Parole and Kohag of block and Niabat Duggain participated and apprised Dr Sharma about their hardships and callous attitude of the present coalition government and their representatives as such no body bothered to listen their grievances and day to day problems.
Dr Sharma was stunned to know and see their hardships as the people are craving for the basic amenities deprived of due to the callous attitude of government and administration. Such as the condition of roads, Mandli to kohag , Kohag to Kadetar via Dhallian and Tilla to Bather are in such a bad condition that there is every apprehension that some worst untoward could be happen. The students of these areas went to high secondary school Kohag and Degree Collage Billawar are always at a high risk due to the worst condition of the road and nobody is bothered to upkeep even temporary restoration for making the road traffic able even after a hue and cry made by the people of area.
Dr Sharma also apprised by the sarpanchs namely Chuni lal verma, Dr. Tara Chand Padotra, senior citizen Chandu Ram of Najote, Deep Raj social worker of Najote and Ramal Singh retd. ZEO of Kadetar Larhi that the schemes which was initiated by Dr Sharma while in previous government Namely Bridge at Kohag to Dallian road , Bridge over Ujh river at Kalna (Dhanu Parole) , Bather to Najote road, Bather Bridge, construction of receiving power station at Kadetar Larhi and Kadetar to Duggain Road were remained in same position as left over after change of government as well most of these works got completed up to 50 to 60 per cent but after the change of government not a single inch of road and bridges were built by the present dispensation who comes to power only on the name of Vikas. Public shows deep anguish against these shadow politicians who after election never bother to listen the genuine demands of the voters who feels deceived now.
Dr Sharma accused BJP PDP government for their wrong and anti people policies particularly the price rise and reducing the quota of grains and sugar as well steep hike in rates of essential commodities and the reducing of subsidiary on the LPG which further hike the rates of LPG. Similar is the position of petroleum products which are after reduce in Crude price in international market is sky rocketing in India.
Dr Sharma further accused government for ruining the education system at grass root level built by previous UPA government particularly in far flung and remote areas by closing the primary schools and clubbing of middle schools without keeping in view the strength as well as the distance of the schools which is totally against the national educational program Sarv Shiksha Abhiyaan. The quantum of anger is such that the people complaining that inspite building new infrastructure for education this government is hell bent to destroy the infrastructure and allied facilities established by the previous government such as the case of closing of primary school korrian in Dhanu Parole, Lower Tumboo in village Larhi and primary School Bunoon in Kohag and clubbing of girls Middle School Kohag which is highly agitated and resented by the habitants of the area. Dr Sharma said it is unfortunate that inspite of opening new schools in uncovered area the present government is closing the well established school as such the school upgraded in 2013-14 upto high school and high secondary are still waiting to make functional and BJP is doing politics over the issue of Upgradation by using delay tactics thus playing with the future of new generation. Dr Sharma assured the public to stand firmly in every issue with them being a responsible member of opposition political party who stands always and fights for the cause of people.
