JAMMU February 23rd : National Conference Provincial President Jammu Rattan Lal Gupta said that BJP is bound to face setbacks in all upcoming polls in J&K as the government under its ambit has been callously neglecting the significant issues being confronted by different sections of society.
In a statement issued to media persons, while interacting senior colleagues of Jammu city, the senior NC leader maintained that BJP led Centre and its proxy rule in Jammu and Kashmir has remained phlegmatic over the important issues being faced by the public including the Saffron party’s hardcore supporters leading to disillusionment of all as what was promised has not been delivered and the chances are also bleak that the government will change its course listening to common man’s plight. He said looking into growing unrest among all sections of society, it seems that the BJP Government is upto something in J&K as it has no concern about people’s problems and is uncanny over promises made to alleviate issues like unemployment, regularization, bolstering public infrastructure, basic amenities, etc.
Elaborating unattended issues point-wise, Rattan Lal Gupta said that despite number of rounds of talks and discussion, and promises, the disgruntled daily wagers are struggling for their demands and protesting but the government is nonchalant as if it has nothing to do with this section comprising thousands of individuals and their families. He termed the situation as the government’s cruel joke with the hapless worker community.
The Provincial President also raised the issue of lakhs of youths wasting their youthful days in dilemma as the government in seat has no concrete policy to ensure safe career to this segment as under the incumbent but incapable government, the future of these educated unemployed youths is likely to perish. He said that over 7 lakh deserving unemployed young lot is presently longing for jobs in J&K but the government has failed to complete recruitment process without a scam as it has become a new norm in the region that whenever a recruitment process begins, the next step is a scam and things got entangled in CBI probes and other lingering tactics showing inefficiency of LG administration.
He asserted that the future of youth is bleak in Jammu and Kashmir due to hollow and anti youth policies of present government. He mentioned that those serving on Academic Arrangement in the school / higher education department till date the govt has failed to regularize them since they have been serving for the last more than 15 to 20 years which is unjustified and against the norms of natural justice.
Rattan Lal Gupta further highlighted the scarcity of drinking as well as irrigation water in many areas of Jammu city/ region which lately has become a real big problem as the present government has no plans in offing to counter the same as it would become very difficult for people to manage in absence of regular water supply especially in summer.
He asserted that the then Sheikh Abdullah Government had initiated the Ravi Tawi Canal project to address the scarcity of irrigation and drinking water being faced by the farmers as well as the people of Kandi belt of District Kathua Samba and Jammu but things remained as they were, leading to manifold times increase in the problems related to water scarcity in Jammu.
Similarly, during the regime of Dr Farooq Abdullah, his government has also sent a proposal of lifting Chenab water and bringing the same to areas facing dearth of water for Jammu city including the Kandi belt.
He said that the present government in the centre should consider both the proposals and come up with a plan to resolve this issue otherwise things can go out of hand with people’s sufferings reaching alarming levels.
