Jammu April 11: Senior BJP leader Devender Singh Rana Tuesday expressed his party’s gratitude to Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha for positively responding to the plea taken up with regard to the proposed hike in the power tariff.
Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters, Rana said that this important issue, flagged by a deputation of Federation of Industries Jammu to the Pradesh BJP Trade and Industry Cell, was taken up with the Lieutenant Governor, who responded very positively keeping larger public interest in view.
Devender Rana, who also oversees the working of Industries, Tourism, Trade, Transport and Cooperative Cells, flanked by Conveners and Co-conveners of the respective cells said that the Federation of Industries had vehemently sought the intervention in getting the issue resolved as any move by the Jammu Power Development Corporation to increase the power tariff would be detrimental to the growth of Industry.
They had pleaded that the further increase to the already hike of 25 to 38 per cent in the power tariff effected in October, 2022 was not desirable as Jammu and Kashmir was bearing a little less than the tariff structure in neighbouring Punjab and more than Himachal Pradesh, he added.
Rana said that the Lieutenant Governor has been agile to the genuine problems of the people and whenever approached, he has examined and decided the issues keeping in view the public interest.
He also lauded the efforts being made for holistic development, rapid industrialization, massive infrastructural interventions post August 5, 2019 political developments, as part of the Prime Minister’s mission of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Prayas, Sabka Vishwas.
“With all these efforts in mission mode, Jammu and Kashmir is destined to be topping the north Indian states in respect of development and progress in the next five years”, he said, adding that the day is not far when the Union Territory will be a shining part of the nation becoming Vishwa Guru.
He said due to concerted efforts, peace and tranquility has returned to Jammu and Kashmir and the people are living in harmony under responsive and transparent governance.
This is a historic achievement of the BJP under the dynamic leadership of the statesman Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi, he maintained.
