Excelsior Correspondent
BISHNAH, Jan 28: Senior Congress leader Mohinder Kumar Bhardwaj has questioned the logic behind the troupe of Central Ministers swarming Jammu and Kashmir particularly the neglected and troubled border areas and ended up making a laughing stock of themselves in public eye.
Their visit, the air- sojourn at the cost of the public money, was conceived on fallacious grounds to hoodwink people of Jammu and Kashmir in the name of development which neither exists on ground nor was in any manner reflected from the actions of these ministers.
Addressing a public function here Bhardwaj said one of the ministers inaugurated a stadium only repeating the exercise which had taken place in the past on many occasions. It is ironic that he left in a huff without interacting with the people of the area and listening to their woes, the similar story has been repeated by other ministers who visited different parts of the Union territory, he added.
Describing the exercise undertaken at the behest of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi as and meant only to hog headlines, he said that people have already seen true colours of the BJP led Central Government and the state dispensation which only touts lies in the name of development and ameliorating peoples difficulties. It would have been better that the ministers visiting this border town had shown courage to see plight of the people and listen to their problems.
Bhardwaj said that the biggest story unfolding is the Panchayati Raj system coming to a total stand still. Not only are the Panchayat’s non- functional due to Governments apathy on account of lack of funds and delegation of powers to the elected representatives of the people, but the state administration has been insulting them whenever they approach them with their respective areas problems, he observed.
Further describing 36 Union Ministers flying visit as gross misuse of public money as it is has served no purpose, Bhardwaj demanded that the Center and the state administration should clarify on the motive of thee visits and give details of the money spent and purpose achieved.
Hari Singh, District president of Congress ( Rural) and Ashok Kumar Dubey, member of JKPCC also spoke on the occasion.
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