 Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 14: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) today launched a ward-wise people-to-people contact programme across all 75 wards of Jammu City to strengthen public outreach, listen to residents' grievances and communicate the party's vision for the modernisation and development of Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC).
As part of the programme, a meeting of JKNC Ward No. 4, Fattu Chowgan, was held under the chairmanship of Chander Mohan Sharma, District President, Jammu Urban, and organised by Ashok Dogra, former JMC Corporator and District Vice President, Jammu Urban. Rattan Lal Gupta, Provincial President, JKNC Jammu, attended the meeting as the Chief Guest. He was accompanied by Sheikh Bashir Ahmad, Provincial Secretary, Jammu; Farooq Mughal; and Sardar Gurnam Singh, District Secretary, Jammu Urban.
Addressing the gathering, Rattan Lal Gupta said that the party's people-to-people contact programme was aimed at establishing direct communication with residents in every ward and understanding their day-to-day civic problems. He said that the Omar Abdullah-led government was focusing on improving civic amenities and addressing issues related to sanitation, lanes, drains, nallahs and parking facilities in Jammu City.
Gupta emphasised that Jammu must be developed as a clean, green, modern and well-managed city, with improved traffic regulation, better parking arrangements and efficient municipal services. He said that systematic planning, regular maintenance of civic infrastructure and responsive public administration were essential for improving the quality of life of city residents.
He further highlighted the developmental initiatives undertaken by the Omar Abdullah-led government in sectors including Jal Shakti, electricity, healthcare, school education and higher education. He said that improved public services and infrastructure development remained important priorities for addressing the needs of people across Jammu and Kashmir.
Gupta added that the ward-wise outreach programme would provide an opportunity for party representatives to interact directly with residents, document their concerns and raise genuine public issues before the appropriate authorities.
Sheikh Bashir Ahmad, Provincial Secretary, JKNC, said that Jammu represented the enduring values of secularism, communal harmony and brotherhood. He observed that people belonging to Hindu, Muslim, Sikh and Christian communities had lived together in Jammu for generations, strengthening the city's composite culture and shared social fabric.
He stressed that the spirit of mutual respect, peace and brotherhood must be preserved and further strengthened for the progress and prosperity of Jammu.
Addressing the gathering Ashok Dogra former corporator assured the gathering that I am always at your disposal. I already served you as a corporator still serving and mitigating your civic problems.
The meeting concluded with a call for continued public engagement and collective efforts to address civic issues and work towards a cleaner, greener and more modern Jammu City.
Among others who were present in the meeting included: Prabhat Kapahi, Subash Anana, Kamal Verma, Sher Khan, Sanjay Singh, Mohd Razak, Anwar Mohd, Suraj Khajuria, Rakesh Kumar,Bal Krishan, Rahmat, Satish Tandan, Vinay Dubey and others. |
