Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 2: Apni Party general secretary Vikram Malhotra today said that Smart City Project has been grounded in Jammu before its take off with the continuous water logging, unclean lanes and choked drains.
Malhotra was speaking at a party programme organized by provincial secretary Dr Rohit Gupta in Subhash Nagar area. “Jammu City will not develop with a poor drainage system and lack of cleanliness. The garbage can be seen scattered around many localities of Old City. The BJP Corporators have failed to deliver on the promises which they had made with the people. The failure of JMC is the failure of BJP,” he said.
He said that the situation is worse in peripheral areas out of the municipal limits of Jammu district. “The roads are in shabby condition, and people are suffering due to irregular water supply and unscheduled electricity cuts,” he added.
Provincial president of the Party, Manjit Singh said, “We are against the forces which want to divide J&K. It was the reason that the people are connected with the party and its policy of equal development in both the Regions, he added.
He said that the people of Jammu and Kashmir have suffered because of the hollow slogans. “These political parties put one region against the other and played their negative role in creating differences among the people of two regions,” he said.
Provincial secretary, Dr Rohit Gupta highlighted various developmental issues of the area. He said that the people are still facing problems in getting basic amenities like water, electricity and road connectivity. Apni Trade Union president Ajaz Kazmi also spoke on various issues.
Earlier, several prominent persons of the area viz. retired Indian Air Force personnel Vijay Gurtu, Mangal Singh Chib (independent contestant in JMC elections from ward number 26), Daljeet Singh Chib, Sikandar Singh Chib, Kishore Singh Chib, Sukhdev Singh, Tarsem Singh, Sahil Kumar, Mannu Kumar Bandra, Mohit Kumar, Vishal Singh Jamwal, Ashu Dhar and Vicky joined Apni Party.
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