Excelsior Correspondent
NEW DELHI, Mar 19: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Member of Parliament, Husnain Masoodi said the discussion on budgetary allocations to J&K merited discussion in the state assembly, where local representative voices would have deliberated upon the issues of public concern in an effective way.
Party’s Member Parliament, while participating in the discussion in Lok Sabha over the grants to J&K said, “The picture that is being presented of J&K is different from the ground reality. I request the ground situation be examined afresh.”
He was of the view that the discussion of the budget should have been discussed in the J&K Assembly. Stating that the people engaged with Tourism, Handicrafts and Horticulture sectors are suffering the most due to the internet blockade, inclement weather conditions and lock downs, he said that the Government has not made any investment in their rehabilitation.
On the issue of unemployment of around 70 percent in J&K, he said the state is primarily dependent on Agriculture, Tourism and Public sector jobs as far as employability is concerned. He questioned the direction of budget saying that the Government of India should have dialogue with all affected traders, horticulturists, and people engaged in handicraft sector to mitigate their sufferings.
Masoodi also decried the measures that were taken on the August 5 last year as unilateral and unconstitutional saying the there cannot be any trade off between the genuine political aspirations of people of J&K and the budgetary allocations.
Stating that the people engaged with tourism, Handicrafts and Horticulture sector are suffering the most due to the internet blockade, and inclement weather conditions, lockdowns he said that the Government has not made any investment in their rehabilitation. The MP further said that J&K UT is mainly dependent on Agriculture and Tourism sector. He questioned the direction of budget saying that the Government should have dialogue with all affected traders, horticulturists and people engaged in handicraft sector.
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