Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 20: The activists of National Panthers Party today went on a day-long dharna to protest against the alleged lapses on the part of the administration in providing relief and rehabilitation to earthquake hit people in Doda and Kishtwar areas.
Protesters at the dharna called by the NPP slammed the National Conference-led Government for its alleged failure to aid the people of Chenab valley and demanded urgent relief measures.
“Both the State and Central Governments have failed to reach out to the quake-hit people. No rehabilitation or relief operation has been launched,” alleged party president and MLA Balwant Singh Mankotia at the dharna in front of Press Club here.
The Prime Minister had announced 10,000 tents for the quake-hit areas, but even after 15 days have passed, only 3,400 tents have been provided to the affected families, Mankotia alleged.
He also charged that although several Ministers had been deputed to the affected areas of Doda and Kishtwar, they had done nothing except visiting only some of the affected zones.
In its visits to quake-hit areas in Kishtwar, Doda and Ramban districts, the team had allegedly found grave lapses on the part of the administration in providing quake relief, Mankotia said.
While lauding the role of the Army and paramilitary, he also urged the Union Government to send a Central team to assess the loss and take necessary action.
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