STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Launching a scathing attack on the State Government for its gross failure in providing relief to the people of Jammu region from the ongoing power crisis, scores of Panthers Party activists along with local people spearheaded by Harsh Dev Singh, Chairman JKNPP, staged a massive Dharna outside Divisional Office PDD against the unprecedented power cuts and huge voltage fluctuations in the entire region on Friday.
Harsh Dev, while addressing the gathering, regretted that the acute power crisis has made the life of common man miserable all across the Jammu region including Samba, Kathua, Udhampur, Reasi, Poonch, Rajouri, Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban during the ongoing summer season.
He regretted that despite the pathetic plight of the people, the mandated leaders of the Saffron Party had failed to effectively project their concerns.
He deplored that rather than espousing the cause of the people of Jammu and ensuring then bare minimum cure amenities the BJP MLAs shamelessly agitated in the Assembly for enhancement of their salaries, perks and CDF etc. Ridiculing the tall claims made by the State and Central Govt. on good governance, he said that the people of Jammu especially the aged, ailing, traders and the children were having the horrific and gruesome experiences of the much proclaimed ‘Achhe Din’ of the BJP partnered Govt.
Harsh further sought the accountability of the State Govt. and questioned the Power Minister Dr. Nirmal Singh regarding the fate of 150 MMT dedicated coal mine which was promised to be allotted to J and K in the Agenda of Alliance for establishing a thermal plant. He further sought a response from the Central Govt. in respect of the assurance given by Union Power Minister for provision of an additional 440 KV Transmission Line from Jalandhar to Jammu as an alternate Northern Grid connectivity. Accusing the BJP for their policy of subterfuge, the former Education Minister warned the Saffron Party not to take the people of Jammu for granted otherwise the public anguish already having reached a peak would erase the BJP’s political existence because of its persistent cowardly retreats and surrenders.
Prominent among those who participated in the protest including Rajesh Padgotra, Gagan Partap, Nirmal Kishore, Satvir, Shanker Chib, Ajay Singh, Kewal Krishan Sharma, Karnail Singh, Anoop Singh, Arun Khajuria, Jeevan Sharma, Kewal Kumar, Udhay Veer, Mohan Lal, Mohinder Singh, Kewal Krishan Sharma and Anil Rakwal.
