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EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 29: A ruling National Conference MLA cried bitterly in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Monday alleging that his demands regarding his constituency were treated with indifference by the authorities and admitted failure in getting justice for the people he represents.
Nazir Gurezi, who represents mountain-locked Gurez Assembly seat in the state Assembly, broke down while speaking about the hardships faced by the people of his constituency in the absence of road connectivity and other facilities.
"Gurez does not have any road links. People there are living an isolated life from the rest of J&K," the NC legislator said while speaking on the grants of the PWD and Housing and Urban Development Department in the state Assembly.
"I had raised demands for the roads, submitted road projects and demanded grants of just Rs 20 lakh but unfortunately they were turned down by the officers of PWD. I pleaded with the minister and officer but nothing was given to me," he said.
"We (people of Gurez) work shoulder to shoulder with the Army in defence of country's borders. Our people are targets of Pak shells and also government apathy. Why the government is forcing people to take to guns", he asked.
If an MLA has to be dictated by officers and can do nothing to ameliorate the conditions of people he represents, he has no business to be in the Assembly, he said and wept on the floor of the House uttering, "I have failed".
Later, the minister concerned assured the MLA that the demands of his constituency would be addressed at the earliest.
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