Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 27: To assess the damages and losses suffered by the victims of the recent flood in R.S Pura, Suchetgarh, Marh and Raipur-Domana Assembly constituencies and steps taken by the Government agencies to provide relief to them till date, a team of State BJP leaders led by State President of the Party & M P, Jugal Kishore Sharma today visited the flood hit areas of these constituencies.
The other members of the team included Leader of Legislative Party Ashok Khajuria, State general secretary, Bali Bhagat, MLAs-Sham Choudhary, Prof. Gharu Ram, Sukhnandan Kumar and Bharat Bhushan, State spokesperson Balbir Ram Rattan, Ex-servicemen Cell Convenor Brig. (retd) Anil Gupta, Party activist Aditi Sharma and others.
The team visited Jassore, Badyal Brahmana, Vikrama, Nadi, Chak Hanso, Sajadpur, Nandpur, Malikpur, Khariyein, Nadwal, Lalyal, Gho Manasa, Surey Chak, Malkey Chak, Simble, Neeri, Khandwal, Ban.
Jugal Kishore Sharma, while expressing shock over the plight of the people living in these areas, said that many houses, prime agriculture land, bridges, bunds, embankments etc. have been washed away and almost entire standing crops were destroyed by the unprecedented flash floods. The State Government has failed to overcome this tragedy and it seems as if Government exists no where, he added.
Jugal said “Narendra Modi led Government at Centre has given lot of assistance and aid to the State Government and has assured that there shall be no constraint on the further assistance. Now the State Government has only to galvanize itself and start relief and rehabilitation measures as also reconstruction process, he added.
Ashok Khajuria said that the administration, seems, is paralysis and moves only in places where the Ministers’ political interests warrant. The great proclamations and tall claims made by the Government,stand exposed as untrue by the plight of the victims of these areas being away from the glare and scrutiny of the media and social activists. He said that there is anger and resentment among the people against the Government on account of its total neglect of their plight and the Government should now wakeup to discharge its duties.
Sat Pal Pappi, Karnail Singh, Jasbir Singh Lucky, Ashok Choudhary, Rashpal Singh, Sita Ram narrated the woes of the affected people to the visiting team.
Meanwhile, a team led by BJP National Executive Member Shamsher Singh Manhas and comprising of State General Secretary Rajiv Jasrotia, Kathua District President Vijay Sharma, Hiranagar MLA Durga Dass and Ex-MLA Prem Lal visited different flood affected areas of Kathu district.
Another team of BJP leaders comprising of MLA Baldev Sharma, Senior leader S.S. Bijral and others distributed relief material among the flood affected families in Bhamag, Moungri, Dubbi Gali, Kainth Gali areas falling in Reasi Assembly constituency and which have suffered massive losses and damages.
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