PDP-BJP lack coordination: Bhalla

Cong leader Raman Bhalla addressing a public meeting at Chatha in Jammu on Sunday.
Cong leader Raman Bhalla addressing a public meeting at Chatha in Jammu on Sunday.

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 24: Congress today termed the poor coordination between coalition partners as main source of public disenchantment and cause of governance deficit, saying the overall situation in the State has almost reached a point of no return.
“The PDP-BJP Government has abdicated its responsibility towards people, which is manifesting in complete lawlessness, administrative inertia and developmental paralysis across the State,” former minister and senior Congress leader Raman Bhalla said, while interacting with the people of Chatha in Gandhi Nagar Assembly constituency.
He expressed concern over muteness of the Centre and said Jammu and Kashmir appears to be the last priority for it. “Instead of addressing the issues involved to the satisfaction of people of all the three regions, the BJP leadership is precipitating matters further by not reaching out to the cross section of society,” he added.
Bhalla said the past two-and-a-half years have exposed the BJP, which did not only betray people of the Jammu, but also contributed in the neglect of Jammu. “BJP’s track record of maiden governance has been dismal and the only priority for the beneficiaries of Jammu mandate is how to remain glued to power.”
He  attributed the failure of PDP-BJP Government to inexperience, greed and myopic political considerations, which the two parties were indulging in ruthlessly. He alleged that PDP-BJP has failed to come to the expectations of the masses in the State.
Bhalla said that while the Coalition Government has failed in reaching out to the suffering border residents and those who have been affected by the rains and flash floods during the past two years, the overall scenario across the State is horribly pathetic. He said  services like power, drinking water and health has been deplorable.