Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 24: MLA R.S Pura Dr.Gagan Bhagat toured twin Panchyats of R.S Pura Constituency and attended ” Janta Darbar ” at Village Nandpur and Dhindey Kalan, where large number of villagers were present .
Dr Bhagat during his visit to Government Girls Middle School Nandpur was very much surprised to see that the board placed above the gate of the school on which the name of the school was written was inverted. The locals informed the Legislator that they have several times complained the school authorities regarding the inverted Board, but no action was taken by the school Incharge or by the other teachers.
Dr Gagan Bhagat assured the villagers that he has informed the concerned Minister of State for Education who has given directions to the Director School Education Jammu to investigate the matter. Later on a public meeting was organized at the Panchayat Ghar Malikpur in which several residents of the village were present, who apprised the MLA the apathetic condition of the village besides being designated as Model Villages. On this Dr Bhagat assured them that as now the Panchayati Raj Institutions had completed their tenure and now very soon as the Govt. decides the elections of the Panchayats will be held very soon in the State and as now the amendment by the J&K Legislative Assembly has been done in the Panchayati Raj Act will strengthen such institutions at the grass root levels , and eligible people who are in reality the face of the public will be elected as the Sarpanchs and in the past system some of the Sarpanchs who had misused their position and had turned contractors and looted the public money, who so ever is responsible for the embezzlement of the funds in the Panchayat Malikpur will not be spared whether the officials of the Rural Development Department or the Ex-Sarpanchs or the Panchs.
He added that he is committed to the people of R.S Pura and will regularly organize such “Janta Darbars” regularly to address small and genuine demands of the rural people. Many villagers were seen complaining the legislator regarding the Ration Cards irregularities, on which he assured that special camps will be organized to rectify them. The senior citizens of the village praised Dr.Gagan for showing immediate interest especially in the works that were pending for years said Thodu Ram. Local youths complained regarding the sports facilities and stadium besides employment opportunities for them, Dr Gagan Bhagat said that he will soon try to organizes an employment fair after the Monsoon season.
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