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| 'Missing' Rana surfaces, talks of Nagrota's development | | Residents reject his claims as joke | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 30: Conspicuous by his long absence, National Conference's Provincial President Devender Singh Rana claimed on Fridaythat development of Nagrota Assembly constituency forms core of his agenda.
Rana, according to a statement, was interacting with the people during his inspection of various ongoing development schemes across the constituency.
Rana's sudden appearance has taken many people by surprise in this winter capital of the state, where he does not spend most of his time.
Since last year's Assembly elections, Rana has maintained a meaningful silence on a host of issues related to Jammu and Jammuites.
Be it the issue of beef ban or any other issue dear to the people of Jammu, Rana has maintained a silence. For, he cannot afford to annoy his pro-Kashmir party and its president Omar Abdullah who happens to be his close buddy.
"Devender Rana's silence on important issues vis-à-vis Jammu is criminal, to say the least. He represents a Jammu constituency in the Assembly but his loyalties and priorities lie elsewhere," said Jeevan Lal, a septuagenarian trader from Nagrota.
Another Nagrota resident Anil Kumar dismissed Rana's statement that development of Nagrota forms core of his agenda as a "joke with the people of the constituency."
Kumar said, "We invite the media to visit our area anytime and have a firsthand experience of the conditions there. Since the Assembly elections nearly a year ago, Rana has rarely visited the constituency. It's no wonder that Nagrota has gone to dogs, courtesy our worthless MLA."
Meanwhile, Rana also claimed that his endeavor would be to get the works of immediate requirement incorporated in the plans being formulated at various levels so that the fruit of development reaches targeted segment of population on time and optimally.
Rana said that schemes like MGNREGA open up vistas of opportunities to people, not only in respect of getting jobs but also to maintain and develop various works of immense public importance. He hoped that the concerned agencies would expedite the scheme with a sense of urgency and dedication in order to have the targets completed as per schedule. |
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