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| Rampura residents face civic neglect despite being part of Jammu city: Neelam Gupta | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 26: Jammu & Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) District Jammu Urban Senior Vice President Neelam Gupta today addressed a public meeting of aggrieved women at Rampura in Ward-23, listened to their grievances and took stock of the civic problems confronting the locality. District Jammu Secretary Sheekha Bhardwaj was also present on the occasion.
During the interaction, residents raised several pressing issues, with poor drainage and lack of cleanliness emerging as major concerns. They also highlighted broken roads and inadequate basic amenities, questioning the condition of civic infrastructure despite the area falling within the Jammu urban district.
Gupta said the grievances raised by the residents reflected the gap between the expectations of people and the delivery of basic civic services. She said people should not have to repeatedly struggle for essential facilities such as proper drainage, clean surroundings, motorable roads and basic infrastructure.
Taking on the National Conference-led government, Gupta said that despite nearly two years of its tenure, many issues on which people had expected action following the elections remained unresolved. She alleged that several promises made to the people during the election campaign had largely remained unaddressed.
“People had voted with expectations of change and better governance, but residents in localities like Rampura are still struggling with basic civic issues.
The government must take these concerns seriously and ensure that development reaches every locality rather than remaining confined to announcements,” Gupta said.
She also criticised BJP MLAs, alleging that after securing the mandate of the people, they had failed to remain sufficiently accessible and responsive to the problems confronting their respective constituencies.“An elected representative cannot consider his responsibility over after winning an election. The mandate given by the people carries a responsibility to remain among them, listen to their problems and pursue their genuine issues with the administration,” she said.
Gupta further said that people across Jammu and Kashmir were increasingly questioning the performance of political parties to whom they had given their mandate at different times. She claimed that many people now felt betrayed by political parties after seeing promises made during elections remain unfulfilled, adding that this growing public disillusionment had created space for a different style of politics. |
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