Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 17: Senior congress leader and former MLA Billawar Dr Manohar Lal Sharma today conducted extensive tour of the different villages of Kandi belt of Billawar constituency and took stock of the problems being faced by the people.
During visit to the villages namely Arnoha, Kasba, Sallan and Mela of Kandi belt of Billawar constituency, the Congress leader interacted with the local people, former Panchs and Sarpanchs and prominent leaders of the area, who apprised Dr Sharma about the problems faced by the people of the areas.
Dr Sharma while interacting with the people of the these villages came heavily on the BJP- PDP Government for its total failure in the development and other fronts, particularly in this Kandi belt of district Kathua. He said the people of this area are already suffering badly due to the topographical difficulties and geographical conditions and the poor living condition of the population.
While interacting with the people of SC community in Arnoha and Kasba Sallan he widely condemn the step motherly treatment of the present Coalition Government particularly to the people living in SC Bastis. Dr Sharma said that there is total discrimination in allotment of funds under MGNREGA, housing and pension schemes under old age, widows as well as the people living below poverty line and other social sector schemes.
Dr Sharma said that to tackle the problem of scarcity of potable water in Kandi area near about 45 tube wells and number of dug wells and hand pumps were dug but due to the slackness of Govt even after three years of rule, a number of f tube wells are still to be commissioned and the repair of hand pumps has not been taken up. The public of Kandi belt is suffering during these hot summer days. He alleged that local MLA Dr Nirmal Singh (DyCM) has failed to mitigate the sufferings of the people.