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| Congress holds meeting, several NC workers join party | | People slam NHPC for back tracking from its promises | |
Early Times Report
KISHTWAR, Nov 24: Congress today held a public meeting at NHPC Colony Semna today under the chairmanship of JKPCC State Secretary Jugal Bhandari in which over three dozen people including staunch workers of National Conference joined Congress. The meeting which was arranged by Waseem Makeer and Zakir Makeer was attended by large number of local people who expressed anger and resentment against NHPC and also against MLA Kishtwar Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo for his failure to address their problems. They alleged that NHPC has failed to fulfill its promises which they made with the people of Kishtwar District and also with the land owners who donated their lands for Dool-Hasti Power Project. They said that people living in and around vicinity of NHPC colony were deprived of power and other basic facilities. They demanded immediate fulfillment of the commitments made by the NHPC with the people of Kishtwar and threaten to launch an agitation in case the NHPC authorities fail to address the genuine public demands. They also blames the local MLA off adopting callous and soft approach towards the NHPC as a result of which NHPC authorities get encouraged and cut the electricity supply to the people living in and around vicinity of NHPC colony.
While addressing the meeting, Jugal Bhandari assured the people that Congress leadership will work towards the fulfillment and redressal of all the grievances pertaining to NHPC. He assured them that he will take up the matter with Congress leadership including with MLA Inderwal Ghulam Mohammed Saroori. He said that the peace is eminent for the development and urged the people to maintain peace and communal harmony so that the development agenda set by the Congress and UPA government will be implemented in real sense. |
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