Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Mar 28: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today accused the Omar Abdullah-led Government of failing to fulfil its promises and instead “compounding the hardships” faced by people in Kashmir, as party leaders and workers staged a protest here.
A group of senior PDP leaders and workers assembled at the Press Enclave, holding placards and raising slogans against the Government such as “Omar, tere sarkar mein andhera hi andhera hai” and “Omar, tera har waada jhoota hai.”
Speaking to reporters, senior PDP leader Khursheed Alam alleged that the Government’s policies, particularly regarding electricity dues, were adversely impacting ordinary citizens.
“The Omar Government has started a war against the people of Kashmir. Electricity supply is being snapped arbitrarily. In several instances, entire localities are facing outages even when only a few households have pending dues,” he said.
Alam claimed that economically weaker sections were bearing the brunt of the action.
“There are people living below the poverty line who cannot afford to clear all pending dues at once, yet their power supply is being cut. This is injustice,” he added.
Warning of public backlash, he said that if such measures continued, “people, especially the poor, will be forced to come out on the streets.”
The protesters later attempted to march towards the main road to hold a rally, but were stopped by police, preventing them from proceeding further.
The PDP spokesperson Iqbal Tramboo also criticised the Government, alleging a lack of financial stability and coercive recovery measures.
“There are no salaries in the treasuries, yet poor people are being forced to clear dues before March 31. Electricity connections are being snapped and municipal taxes are being enforced strictly,” he said.
“We have repeatedly urged the Government to extend the power amnesty scheme, but there has been no response,” Tramboo added.
The PDP leaders further criticised the Government for prioritising infrastructure projects over employment generation.
Referring to a proposed Rs 144-crore flyover project in Srinagar, they said such initiatives did not address the pressing needs of the people.
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