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| Demanding Bijli, Paani and Power Minister's resignation, Jammu Opposition walks out | | | Abodh Sharma/Bashir Assad
JAMMU, Feb 13: Resenting erratic power and water supply across the region and non availability of power to farmers for irrigation purposes, entire Jammu opposition staged a walk out from the state legislative assembly as people’s house witnessed a relatively calm day today.
As soon as the house met here today for normal business, members of BJP, Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party and Jammu State Morcha stood up and resorted to anti-government protests over its failure to provide uninterrupted power and water supply to the people in the state.
Seeking reply from the government on hundreds of transformers in remote and rural areas which were not replaced for months, resulting in prolonged power cuts and water crisis, members of BJP led by Jugal Kishore Sharma, JKNPP MLAs led by Harshdev Singh and lone JSM member Ashwani Kumar trooped into the well of the House.
The protesting legislators alleged that the government had miserably failed in ensuring power supply to the people and that hundreds of transformers in remote and rural areas stand damaged which have not been repaired resulting in multiple problems to the people. The agititating members demanded resignation of the power minister for his failure to provide adequate power to the people.
After failure to get a reply from the government and repeated appeals from the Speaker to maintain calm, the protesting MLAs staged a walkout from the House. Lashing out at the Chief Minister, who is also Power Minister of the state, JKNPP member Harshdev Singh said he has failed to do justice with the power department, which is in a very bad state.
"Huge funds have come from the Centre and we sought an explanation from the government where has this money gone which was aimed to improve the power scenario in the state," he said. JSM member Ashwani Kumar said, "we urge the government to undertake immediate repair or change of transformers so that people are provided better power supply."
Later, speaking to reporters outside the Assembly, Jugal Kishore Sharma of BJP demanded removal of the government for its failure to provide smooth power and water supply, which are basic amenities.
"We have brought to the notice of senior officials of the department, including Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, about the problem of damage of transformers but nothing was done, resulting in sufferings of the people," he said. |
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