Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 23: Former MLA from Ramban Ashok Kumar has strongly urged upon the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir to review 50% shops closure imposed in entire Jammu and Kashmir instead two days weekly lock down.
In a press statement Ex-MLA demanded continuation of 50% capacity passenger vehicles movement in all the regions of J&K but maintained that transporters problems should be solved immediately.
He also said that the all the frontline workers who are engaged in the covid-19 hospital should be given financial incentives and timely wages. He demanded to engage all the diploma holders of Paramedical unemployed youth in the Union Territory for smooth functioning of Covid-19 dedicated hospitals. Government should also protect families of all the frontline warriors who are dedicatedly engaged in combating Covid-19 virus.
Ashok strongly demanded to immediately restore and reserve the oxygen supply in all rural and far-flung hospitals in UT. In addition, the financial package should be dispersed to every deserving unorganised worker of Ramban district as their families have suffered huge financial loss due to prolonged lock down due to Covid-19 pandemic.