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Jammu's deprivation continues unabated in the new UT: Harsh 12/3/2019 9:12:35 PM Early Times Report Ramnagar, Dec 3: While hailing the announcement of a new Medical College at Handwara, Kashmir app0roved last week by the Govt. of India at a whopping cost of Rs. 325 crores, Harsh Dev Singh Chairman-JKNPP & former Minister called for appropriate measures to upgrade the fast deteriorating healthcare sector in both Urban & Rural areas of Jammu region as well. He said that while outdated equipments, lack of infrastructure and defunct machinery ailed the Urban Health Care, the rural institutions seemed to have been abandoned by the govt. with hardly any doctors and life saving drugs therein. He was addressing public meetings in Kulwanta and Bari villages of Ramnagar Constituency today. Alleging neglect of Jammu region with regard to development and allied sectors even after abrogation of controversial Article 370, Singh said that the govt. seemed to be completely focused on Kashmir. While it was laudable that the orchardists/farmers of Kashmir were covered under Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) to procure their Apples, saffron and Walnut, the farmers of Jammu region were ignored despite huge losses sustained by them due to unseasonal rains which largely damaged the crops. He said that central govt. had involved agencies like NABARD and other high level central teams for supporting the Kashmir farmers, there seemed to be no takers for the woes of Jammu agriculturists who felt ignored and betrayed. Referring further to the mega sports event 'Khelo Kashmir' organized in Srinagar last week by the govt. and attended among others by BJP Vice President, Avinash Rai Khanna, Singh said it again revealed the biased mindset of the government which had failed to provide similar opportunity to the budding talent and sportsmen of Jammu region. He said that any further bias with the youth of Jammu could prove highly counter-productive as the Jammu youth was already seething with rage over their neglect and deprivation in the State level selections particularly during the past 4-5 years.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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