Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 2: Up in arms against continuing power curtailment for the last 24 hours, residents of Lower Roop Nagar of Sectors 1, 2 and 3 staged protest demonstration against Power Development Department (PDD) at Lower Roop Nagar, here today.
The protest was organized under the leadership of former J&K President Kranti Dal, Pritam Sharma.
He said on one side J&K Administration claimed that Jammu with be development as smart city but on the other it harass public because of unscheduled power cuts and scarcity of potable water that too in scorching heat.
“The PDD is testing our patience as we have been facing hardships due to a power crisis for the last night. The children, old and infirm are the worst sufferers. We cannot live without power that too in scorching heat,” he said and adding that the aforesaid areas had been without electricity since past 24 hours due to the damaging of wires by the dumpers engaged in material supply by a businessman of the area.
“Despite our repeated pleas, the PDD has failed to resolve the problem. We will be forced to launch a massive agitation against the Authorities in case the power supply is not restored at the earliest to our area,” he said.
Narinder Kumar Bhat, Jagdish Singh, Bansi Lal Bhat, Surinder, Tersem Lal Chib, Radha Kumari, Ranjana Kumari, Pooja Devi, Puran Chand Khajuria and many other were part of the protest.
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