| Govt forgets Jammu celebrates Eid too! | | Asks deptts to release payments under MGNREGA in Kashmir, omits Jammu | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 3: Once described as two half districts by Mehbooba Mufti, now Chief Minister, Jammu division once again suffered major discrimination during PDP-BJP alliance, as Kashmir centric leadership forgot that people in Jammu too celebrate Eid.
Few days back the state government had asked department to release payment against liabilities for various works done under MGNREGA, before Eid-ul-Fitr.
But, unfortunately, the four major districts of Jammu division were deliberately ignored by the government while releasing funds. According to sources, in Jammu division, four districts have liabilities around Rs 262.81 crores for last three years but the PDP-BJP regime didn't clear it.
"For financial years, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18, the Jammu district has liability of Rs 140crores against the material purchased by the department, similarly, district Samba has liability of Rs 20.92 crores, Kathua has liability of Rs 48.88 crores and Udhmapur has liability of Rs 53.03 crores during period, but no one bother about the 'stagnated' development of rural Jammu (division)", sources said.
A supplier from Kathua, who is associated with the department, questioning ignorance towards Jammu, asked is Eid celebrated in Valley only not in Jammu?.
"I'm associated with department for over a decade, we (contractors) supply various kind of material to department that too for a nominal profit, due tough competition, but it is unfortunate that we have to wait for payments, even for years some", they supplier, said that, most of contractors supply material to maintain good relation with department, and remain running for payment.
"We are pursuing, all concerned but it proved futile, as our time and again efforts for our own money went unnoticed", said a supplier from Samba and added that now officers are not answering our phone calls.
"It has been learnt from media report that the government is keep to release payment in favour of Kashmir based nursery owners who unauthorisedly dumped thousands of dead trees in various districts of Jammu division", said another supplier and added that then why Jammuites are made to wait to get their hard earning money.
Ridiculing, BJP for its 'negligible' presence in government, the supplier said that PDP could discriminate with us, it is very BJP too following the footsteps of its partner. "Like many other issues, BJP surrendered before PDP for the sake of power and forgot its commitments, as once it had claimed to end discrimination with Jammu", he said. |
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