Doda, Aug 12: Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday said the successive regimes in Jammu and Kashmir have ignored the Chenab Valley due to which unemployment has risen to alarming levels and people have suffered economically.
Addressing a rally at Gajoth Bhaderwah, he said that whatever the works he did as chief minister of the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir State only that is seen on the ground. The successive regimes have not moved an inch and it seems there is a huge governance deficit, he said.
Azad also addressed a massive rally at Sungli. “I was expecting the regimes who were later entrusted the job by people to run Jammu and Kashmir may have further developed this region. But I feel disappointed to see the condition of roads and other social infrastructure. Even hospitals, schools and other essential departments have staff shortages.”
“This is not how the states are run in a democratic structure and it is the responsibility of every government to provide basic necessities at doorstep. But who cares. There is a mess everywhere and no one seems bothered about this mess. That is why I want elections to be held in the UT so that people can have an elected government which is also accountable to people,” he said.
The DPAP chief is touring the Chenab Valley for 10 days and is meeting hundreds of delegations across the communities and sections of people. He urged the party workers to focus on expanding the cadre in every nook and corner of the UT.
We believe in change and peace. It is only possible when you ensure more and more people are joining this caravan,” he said.
The former CM said the Chenab Valley has a peculiarity of having all communities living together peacefully for decades. If there is any best example of unity and secularism, it is the Chenab Valley, he said.
He assured the people that if elected to power, the Chenab Valley will be at the centre of an economic revolution. “Jobs will be created for all unemployed; farmers will also witness the prosperity with pro-farmer schemes. Besides, tourism will be developed in the region,” he assured.
