DPAP protests in Samba over ration curtailment, property tax

Samba, June 23: Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) on Friday held protest demonstrations at Samba to press for the restoration of the original quota of ration and kerosene oil to consumers.
The protestors led by DPAP state general secretary Vinod Mishra and district president Raghubir Singh raised pro-justice slogans, the party said in a statement.
Raising party flags, the protestors said that the poor are becoming poorer day by day while price rise and unemployment are breaking records. “The authorities have cut down the monthly ration quota to consumers in J&K, supply of kerosene oil to consumers has disappeared, price hike and unemployment is breaking all records,” they said.
They demanded the restoration of the monthly ration quota to consumers and the rollback of the imposition of property tax and other “anti-people” decisions. They also demanded the assessment of the damage in earthquake-hit areas and adequate compensation to the victims of Chenab Valley.
On the instruction of its chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad, DPAP has held several rallies, protests and public outreach programmes in the past weeks. The public outreach programmes, as per the party, are aimed at having firsthand accounts of public issues. During public interactions, the DPAP leaders are listening to the public delegations and assure them that they would use their good offices to get their grievances redressed.