Excelsior Correspondent
SAMBA, Jan 9: Apni Party Provincial President Jammu and former Minister, S Manjit Singh has accused the administration of the backwardness in Parmandal Block and its villages where the villagers have been deprived of basic facilities.
Addressing a series of public meetings in Bara Kheter, Mandal, Jaswal, Shame Talab, the former minister said that the SC and ST colonies have been deprived of basic facilities by the authorities.
“The supply of clean drinking water facilities and unscheduled electricity is still a distant dream for the people of these villages. We have visited villages where the roads are not provided and people have to cover long distances on foot,” he said.
He also demanded that the authorities should end the discriminatory approach towards the marginalized section of society by providing them equal developmental opportunity.
“The people have complaints of poor health facilities and the education system which needs to be revisited by the authorities. However, the people have little hope from the LG administration as they did nothing for them in the last four years,” he said.
He said that the people are desperately waiting for the Assembly elections in J&K and restoration of statehood so that the elected Govt can take decisions for the welfare of all without discrimination or favouritism.
Manjit Singh demanded that the authorities should ensure overall development of Parmandal Block which has remained neglected for decades and the authorities should appoint a panel of Govt officials who will visit the remote areas and meet the people so that their development related issues can be addressed.
In his address, Apni Party ST Wing J&K President, Choudhary Saleem Alam also highlighted various issues of the people in the Parmandal Block.
Prominent among those who were present on the occasion included Parmandal Block President Manzoor Hussain, District Secretary Sain Malik, Youth President Samba, Mangat Ram and others.
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