RAMNAGAR, Apr 13: “With the political leadership having been discredited and rendered irrelevant in the new set up in J&K, the common man was made to bear the brunt of dictatorial policies of the current regime.
The policymakers having hardly any connection with the general masses, the sufferings of the people had touched a new high under the present dispensation with no takers for the shrill cries of the public clamouring for the restoration of civic amenities during the times of soaring temperatures. Their woes stood multiplied by the fast-spreading corona pandemic besides raging inflationary pressures”. This was stated by Harsh Dev Singh Chairman-JKNPP and former minister while addressing public meetings in the Baska-Dera and Bari villages of Ramnagar constituency today.
Speaking on the occasion, Harsh Dev lambasted the concerned authorities for the acute water supply problem in the majority of the villages of the Ramnagar constituency besides huge power cuts causing untold inconvenience to the public.
Making out a strong case in favour of the local farmers whose lands were acquired for PMGSY roads, Singh sought early payment of compensation. He regretted that despite a lapse of 4-6 years, the claims of the affected farmers had not been settled with the officers concerned inexplicably sitting over the funds so released by the centre at the time of sanction and delaying and denying the same with ulterior motives. Likewise, several irregularities had been reported in the preparation of lists of BPL and APL lists but regretfully of no avail, lamented Singh.
Accusing the present regime of restoring to coercion and intimidation to silence those questioning the criminal negligence of concerned authorities, Singh said that common people were not even allowed to exercise their fundamental rights of protests and dharnas. He regretted that several FIRs had been registered against local people of Ramnagar constituency for protesting on roads in support of their demands for regular water and power supply.
He pointed out that regular bills were being sent to several people for payment of power traffic without them having been provided power connections by the PDD Deptt. He said that Panthers Party shall continue to rake up the issues of the aggrieved masses and fight for their resolution. He appealed to the people to strengthen NPP as it alone represented the working class, the farmers the unemployed youth besides other marginalized sections of society.