Manjit Singh concerned over delay in holding Assembly polls

Jammu, 25 June (HS): Apni Party Provincial President, Jammu, and Former Minister, S. Manjit Singh on Sunday expressed concern over an unruly delay in the holding of Assembly Elections in Jammu and Kashmir that has caused an anxiety among the people.

?The people of J&K were expecting that the Assembly Elections would be announced while addressing the growing concerns of the people from both the regions. The issues of general masses have multiplied for the last several years without an elected Govt,? said Manjit Singh addressing a meeting as a part of public outreach programme in Rajpura village in Ramgarh Tehsil of Samba District.

The meeting was organised by District President, Legal Cell Samba, Adv Sahil Bharti. The meeting was attended by Apni Party workers, PRIs, and prominent people who expressed their disappointment with regard to the unexpected events to delay the restoration of democratic system in Jammu and Kashmir.

While addressing the meeting, S. Manjit Singh expressed disappointment towards the delay in the restoration of democratic systems in Jammu and Kashmir as it has affected the general masses and every section of society.

He said that the failure of the bureaucracy in keeping the pace of development and addressing growing issues of public concern has given rise to the rise of feeling of alienation that has remained unaddressed.

?The hot summers need supply of round the clock electricity in urban and rural areas, but the PDD has not been able to meet the demands. It has been learnt that the PDD has not purchased the required demand of electricity that could be supplied to the consumers who have been charged heavily even after unscheduled power cuts for long hours,? he said.

He said that the electricity cuts have gone up to 12 hours in rural belt and the PDD remained unmoved with regard to the growing concerns of the people regarding unscheduled power cuts in Jammu plains amid soaring temperature.

He said that the power cuts have also affected drinking water supply, and the canal water to the fields.

?The water pumps do not work without electricity. The canal water system does not reach to the tailend villages and the fields remain without irrigational facilities especially when there is no electricity,? he added.

He also referred to various other developmental issues that were not addressed by the administration.

?If there had been an elected Govt, the issues could be resolved instantly without delay, but the elections seems not suitable for a political party that has lost its ground because of mistrust among the people,? he said.

Hindusthan Samachar/Krishan/Manoj