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| I am not dream seller: Azad | | | Early Times Reporter
Samba | Jan 6
Showcasing his development plank, the Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad in a single breath took on all politicians as he claimed that he is not the dream seller.
Without naming any one, the Chief Minister said that politicians survive on empty while he and his government have been working for the people instead of giving loud slogans. Azad was addressing a largely attended public meeting at Samba today along with a battery of Ministers belonging to his Congress party.
"We have concentrated on development instead of feeding people on false slogans and misleading statements", the Chief Minister said and maintained that the atmosphere of progress would not be allowed to be impacted by empty sloganeering. He said the politics of selling unrealizable dreams to people had left them far behind in progress and now was the time that development of the State was made the foremost agenda by all political parties.
The Chief Minister said that his government was focused on equitable development of all regions with emphasis on rural and remote areas where the fruits of development had not reached the people so far. He said he believed in justice with all and has based his development strategy on this principle. He said political leanings or regional and religious affiliation was not any consideration for his government to extend basic facilities to people. These issues, he said, were decided on merit and need basis. He cited the instance of the creation of 8 new districts and said that out of these only one district had a Congress MLA. He said the government belonged to all people and was committed to the development of all sections of the society.
The Chief Minister alluded to the massive development initiatives taken by his government to strengthen facilities at all levels. He said roads, hospitals and schools were in a shambles and people were facing problems on account of lack or deficiency of drinking water, electricity and irrigation facilities. He said his government chalked out a strategy with the support of the central government and drew a blueprint for addressing the situation. He said development projects were taken up in large numbers and the process of progress was taken to the village level. He said a network of roads, schools and health institutions was laid across the State to facilitate people. He said opening and up-gradation of schools and healthcare institutions was taken up on a massive scale. In the coming 4 to 5 years, he said, every village would have road connectivity, drinking water and electricity.
Talking about infrastructure development, the Chief Minister said that it remained a priority area for his government. He said construction projects that normally took decades were now completed in a year or two. He said the construction of 33 district and sub-district hospitals started last year would be completed by April. Similarly, he said, the buildings for the newly created degree colleges would be ready by that time. He said the construction of buildings for the just announced 18 new colleges would begin from next month. He said the work on office complexes for 4 new districts had commenced in Jammu division while for the remaining 4 in Kashmir division it would start in February, given the weather conditions there. He said within one year all these office complexes would be ready and functional. He said all district offices would be housed in these complexes. |
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