| Illogical lockdown: Markets closed; parks, gardens open | | Restaurant, hotel staffers lose jobs, babus least bothered | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 31: The weekend restrictions imposed by the Jammu and Kashmir administration seem illogical.
An observer while talking to Early Times said, “The government closes down all the business establishments on weekends but keeps parks and gardens open. And hundreds of people visit these parks and gardens on weekends.”
He said, “The officials sitting in their cozy offices are unaware about the ground situation. They just issue orders without taking the ground situation into account.”
“Restaurant and hotel owners and workers of the unorganized sector have been the worst hit. Many of them have lost their jobs during the past one month,” he added.
“It seems that the bureaucrats managing the affairs of UT are least bothered about the concerns of people. The anti-people decisions taken by them are hitting the people hard,” the observer said.
Congress leader Kadfeen Choudhary said, “If New Delhi in spite of being an epicenter of the deadly virus has lifted the curbs, it is ironic that a place like Jammu and Kashmir where the economy is already in doldrums is still mulling overtaking any such measures.”
“Making lockdowns and curbs on economic activities the only way out is incongruous. The unorganized sectors are worst hit by such government decisions and that the need of the hour is to ensure that people’s livelihood is not affected for longer due to such frequently imposed curbs and lockdowns,” he added. |
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