Udhampur, 24-06-2023: Peeved over the power and water crisis besides the neglect of poor and marginalized sections of society, several hundreds of NPP activists led by Harsh Dev Singh, former minister and president NPP took out a massive procession in Udhampur which started from MH morh and culminated at DC Office Udhampur. The processionists raising slogans against the govt passed through many bazaars of the city and submitted memorandums to district officers of power deptt, Jal Shakti Deptt, Social Welfare Deptt, Education Deptt, PMGSY Deptt and finally to DC Udhampur.
Launching a scathing attack on the Government for its gross failure in providing even the basic amenities and essential services to the people including uninterrupted power and water supply, Mr. Harsh Dev said that people’s distrust was fast translating into anger which could prove disastrous for the present regime. He said that frequent and unscheduled power cuts, huge voltage fluctuations, irregular supply of water besides polluted and contaminated water supplied in the Jammu city besides other places had created an alarming situation with people boiling with rage against the criminal apathy of helmsmen.
Mr. Harsh Dev Singh regretted that the acute power crisis had made the life of common man miserable all across the Jammu region including Samba, Kathua, Udhampur, Reasi, Poonch, Rajouri, Doda, Kishtwar, Ramban during the ongoing summer season. He said that scheduled and unscheduled power cuts during scorching summer with soaring humidity had thrown life out of gear in both urban and rural areas with clamoring and grievances of people going un-heard and unaddressed. He regretted that despite the pathetic plight of the people, the mandated leaders of the Saffron Party had failed to pay any head to their concerns. 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 Govt.
Drawing the attention of the DC Udhampur towards the major concerns of the people, Mr Singh said that sanitation of the Udhampur town was worst with heaps of garbage having created most unhygienic conditions and none to respond to public outcries. He said that majority of PMGSY roads in rural areas were in shambles and the people had been deprived of due compensation for their lands and structures. Pensions to old aged, physically challenged and widows had not been paid by social welfare deptt for several months. BPL ration cards of several eligible persons had been cancelled in various villages. The MGNREGA payments to workmen were pending in majority of panchayats for years. The schools and health centres in remote villages were without staff. And despite allround chaos, there were no takers for shrill cries of people for justice, said Singh.
Prominent among those of who spoke on the occasion included Mrs Manju Singh General Secretary, Dina Nath BDC Chairman Majalta, Ashri Devi DDC Dudu Basantgarh, Des Raj BDC Chairman Ramnagar, Dharam Singh sarpanch, Pawan Sharma sarpanch, Neelam Kumari BDC Chairperson Parli Dhar, Balbir Singh Anthal district president Udhampur, Ankit Sanson city president Udhampur, Ram Pal Bhagat president SC cell Udhampur, Raj Kumar Sharma vice president besides others
