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| NC transferred water, Power resources to centre: Mehbooba | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, May 11: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti has said the transfer of seven power projects by the previous National Conference (NC) government to the NHPC represented the worst sellout that the state has suffered leading to its economic disempowerment. Addressing a public rally in Langate today she said the transfer of seven major power projects with a total generation capacity of more than 3000 MWs by Farooq Abdullah government to the centre has robbed the state of its only potential source of income and thrown the state into darkness.
Mehbooba Mufti said water is a major asset of J&K but unfortunately the state as a result of the agreement between Dr Farooq and the then Union Power Minister Kumaramanglam is not able to execute these projects which could generate electricity worth thousands of crores every year.
"Had we been having the authority over our own water and power sector the state would not have had to beg even for the salary of its employees", said Mehbooba. She said it was tragic that on the one hand the NC handed over our basic source of income to union government and on the other they put in jail those employees who demanded their well earned salaries. Mehbooba said it was unfortunate that instead of endorsing the PDP's demand for return of power projects like Salal, Dulhasti, and Uri, the present National conference led government has entered into another agreement with NHPC that would again hit the state's interest. Reiterating that her party will continue the campaign for the return of the power and water resources to the state, Mehbooba said the self respect, dignity and the employment opportunity of our youth are closely related to this demand.
Mehbooba said the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's lip service to the issue by mentioning the Indus water treaty is only a tactics to divert the attention of the people from the fraud his party has played with the state interests.
Referring to the Bill passed by the government in the state legislature on inter district recruitment Mehbooba said the people in all regions are suspicious of its impact because of the manner in which the government rushed it through the state legislature.
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