Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Dec 26: CPI (M) today said they would start Valley wide “Chakka Jam” if the government fails to address the miserable power scenario, scarcity of essential commodities and safe drinking water.
The CPI activist, eld a massive protest demonstration in Kulgam against miserable power scenario, dismal functioning of Public Distribution System (PDS), scarcity of essential commodities and safe drinking water.
The protesting activists led by CPI (M) district secretary Abdul Hamid Wani marched from Bus Stand to Deputy Commissioner’s Office carrying placards, banners and shouting slogans.
“The overall power supply system in the State has become too faulty to cater to the genuine energy needs of consumers. Even metered areas are facing long and unscheduled power-cuts much to the annoyance of public,” the protestors said.
Stating that the people have a legitimate right to agitate against denial of their basic rights they said that the power development department has failed in recovering hundreds of crores of power dues from government departments for which it was now shifting the onus to the poor consumers.
CPI (M) leaders remarked that the people in cities and towns are provided with low voltage and erratic power supplies, while as people living in rural and far flung areas are without electricity that too at a time when the power supplies are needed more to cope-up with the chilly winter.
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