Excelsior Correspondent
POONCH, Apr 4: National Conference workers today held a massive protest in the border town of Poonch against apathetic approach of the Government in facing the challenge posed by recent incessant rains and also the failure in solving the multiple problems faced by the people since the past few months.
Led by former MLA Ajaz Jan, a delegation comprising senior district functionaries of the party, after holding an extra-ordinary meeting, met the District Development Commissioner and presented a memorandum.
The memorandum, inter allia, seeks immediate relief to the flood sufferers and assessment of losses caused to property, agriculture land and live stock due to recent heavy rains. It also expressed anguish over the missing of around 80 per cent case files of the September-2014 flood sufferers, pending disposal in the concerned Government departments.
While seeking inquiry into the matter, Mr Jan called for reconstructing the case files and processing these for early disposal in order to mitigate the sufferings of the people.
The memorandum also expressed concern over delay in the distribution of solar lights, sanctioned by the former Renewable Energy Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah. It noted with anguish the efforts being made by political leaders to get around 11000 lights distributed among their party workers and favourites in connivance with officials thus depriving the genuine cases to suffer. It also sought re-allocation of kerosene oil and enhancing the quota, as per family distribution has surprisingly been reduced from five to just two litres.
The memorandum also urged the Government for making available adequate funds, especially in MGNREGA to liquidate the liabilities of the contractors.
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