Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 23: National Conference activists today staged a massive dharna outside the Public Health Engineering (PHE) headquarters here over erratic supply of drinking water.
A large number of NC workers under the leadership of senior party leaders, Chander Mohan Sharma and Dharamveer Singh Jamwal assembled at PHE complex here today and held protest demonstration followed by dharna. They were shouting slogans against the PHE Minister Chief Engineer PHE and State Government for its failure to provide adequate supply of water to the people during these hot summer months.
“The Government has failed on all fronts and lack of political will and direction has made the administration rudderless, as a result the governance is at its lowest ebb”, the NC leaders Chander Mohan Sharma and Dharamveer Singh Jamwal said and cautioned the Administration to realize its responsibility and ensure basic services to the people.
Addressing the protesters, District NC president for Jammu Urban, Dharamveer Singh Jamwal reiterated that National Conference cannot remain a mute spectator to the agonies of the people and shall knock every door to seek redressal of their problems. He expressed anguish over shortage of water in various places across the district and urged the Divisional Administration to constitute a team to review the situation and suggest corrective measures so that the people get some respite.
He expressed anguish over the lackadaisical approach of the coalition partners, saying that they were behaving like ostrich and caring two hoots for the people. Expressing solidarity with the agitating workers of the striking PHE Department, Provincial vice president Chander Mohan Sharma said that had the Government kept its promises and regularised the eligible need based, daily wage, casual and other segments of the workers, such a situation would not have taken place. He said that disruption in the water supply is primarily because of the strike of workers.
Other senior leaders Mohd Ayub Malik, Ch Haroon, Vijay Lochan and Abdul Gani Teli also addressed the protesters.
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