Poonch, Sep 21: “Enough is enough, the people of Pir Panjal Region especially those hailing from Mendhar are up against the present dispensation’s phlegmatic attitude towards people’s issues and problems, and they have decided not to accept such indifference in future,” said Javed Ahmed Rana, President of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) Pir Panjal Zone and former legislator while criticizing the present dispensation for “doing virtually nothing for providing the succour to the masses”.
Addressing a meeting of locals in Mendhar, the NC leader said, “Pir Panjal Region is the worst example of apathetic attitude of the helmsmen as on all fronts the area is longing for government attention whether it is road network, other civic infrastructure, healthcare or for that matter education sector. The roads here are dilapidated but those responsible for looking after them are unmoved as if they have no accountability for the dismal scenario leading to unbearable hardships for people.”
In a statement, Rana refuted the remarks of LG Sinha that the government has carried out development works in Jammu and Kashmir that have not been witnessed in the last 20 years. He apprised the Lt Governor that the roads from Dharana to Malakpur, Gursai Morh to Gursai Nahalla via Gorsi and Bhera to Qasab Ari are in dilapidated condition and no initiative has been taken by the government to address the same. He also raised serious concerns over the alleged embezzlement of funds under NABRAD and PHE Schemes. “Corruption is peak at the present regime as the government miserably failed to take necessary steps to eradicate the corrupt practices,” he said.
The senior NC leader added, “The government has only expertise in rhetoric but on the ground, its performance is so poor that people are short of words to explain the miserable condition.” He categorically mentioned the gloomy picture of Dharana Malakpur road claiming that the condition of this so-called facility reminds one and all of the Stone Age because, in the name of blacktopping, there are many stretches where only muddy strips have been left.
Javed said that during his term as legislator, he sanctioned crores of rupees for this road but unfortunately things could not completed and thereafter what had been built was deteriorating with each passing day. He said the government has a responsibility to address the issues of the people of Pir Panjal.
