Srinagar, Dec 03: Political activist Zaffer Mir (Lasjan) on Saturday said previous governments in Jammu and Kashmir did little to improve infrastructure and ensure basic facilities to people.
He was addressing a worker’s meeting at Pahroo-Chadoora which was attended by scores of workers and local populace who apprised him about a plethora of issues faced by them, a statement said.
Mir said the “level of negligence adopted by the previous governments from 1996-2014 has plunged the pahroo area into literal dark ages as the locals are yearning for the essential infrastructural development.”
“The political monopoly that has been played over the installation of electrical transformers in this area is extremely appalling. The vicinities having allegiance with certain political party were given preference over the areas that had supported some other politician and thus were made to suffer and lurk in dark. This absurd political vendetta has impeded the requisite growth,” he said.
Mir asserted that political bias and grudge among the politicians has given rise to such a situation where people of Pahroo village have been rendered helpless in order to come out of this mediocrity and backwardness.
“The people thereafter facing huge inconvenience due to this political bickering had bought transformers with their own money. But tragically now the Panchayat heads are issuing orders to seize these electrical transformers which are not the property of PDD but belong to the locals of this village,” he said.
“People of this village feel betrayed as the promises made with them were never intended to be kept by the then government. It must be understood that the locals of this area mainly depend on agriculture but they have never been given a chance to get benefits under the ambit of numerous government sponsored schemes,” he added.
Urging the workers to put their best efforts for the public welfare and apprising them about their political agenda, Mir said “we must be ready for any political challenge.”
“Whether there are ULB/Panchayat or Assembly elections, our cadres must remain vigilant. Ground level interactions with the respected citizens should be further strengthened to make Chadoora constituency fertile for progress and prosperity,” he added.
