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| Address people's problems on war-footing: Congress | | |  EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Jan 24: The apathy of the Government coupled with the prevailing harsh wintry conditions in the Union Territory has caused immense hardships to the people due to absence of basic amenities. The farmers who are currently at the receiving end due to wrong policies of the Centre, and the general public are the worst sufferers as while their problems are surmounting whereas the redressal mechanism has been found wanting.
Deliberating on the prevailing social and political conditions in Jammu and Kashmir in a meeting held here on Saturday, senior Congress leaders expressed shock that while people's cry for help has become more shriller due to heavy snowfall in hilly areas and severe cold conditions in the plains, both the Lt Governor's administration and the ruling BJP has preferred to look the other way. They described the ground situation as serious warranting immediate direct intervention by Lt Governor Manoj Sinha.
The leaders expressed their wholehearted support to the farmers currently protesting on roads against the three black-farm laws brought by the Centre which are detrimental not only to their basic rights but threaten the avocation of farming as a whole. They demanded that the laws should be repealed immediately as these are against the interests of the farmers.
The senior Congress leaders including former Ministers, legislators and members of AICC wondered why the people were being deprived of the facility of 4G spectrum when they have been forced to work from home due to corona conditions.
They demanded immediate full restoration of the network services and providing all possible help to the farmers to bring the agricultural activity on line.
The leaders expressed concern on the spiraling prices of all commodities in view of the sharp and continuous increase in the prices of petrol and diesel. The prices of petrol and diesel are presently at an all-time high and have added to the misery of the people in Jammu and Kashmir. They demanded that the prices of petroleum products should be brought by reducing the taxes.
The meeting was presided over by former minister and ex-PCC president Peerzada Mohammed Sayeed. Those who attended and addressed included former DyCM Tara Chand, former ministers GM Saroori, Jugal Kishore Sharma, Dr Manohar Lal Sharma and Vikar Rasool Wani.
AS Mickey ex-Deputy Chairman Legislative Council, Akram Choudhary, Mohammad Ameen Bhat, Naresh Kumar Gupta, Subash Gupta, Sham Lal Bhagat and others were also present. |
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