Excelsior Correspondent
KISHTWAR, Dec 30: Minister for Agriculture Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura said that Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing new era of development and prosperity under the leadership of Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.
Addressing a meeting of party workers here today, Lone said though the opposition criticizes the present Government on one pretext or the other they also know that it is only Mufti Mohammad Sayeed who can bring the State out of chaos and mess created due to mis-governance and economic blunders.
“The party’s vision to get the State out of uncertainty, anarchy by involving people having divergent political beliefs and ideologies have been acknowledged at all the quarters and the results of recent assembly elections were testimony of this fact”, he added.
“When fingers were raised over the Government decision to implement Food Security Act in the State, Chief Minister went a step forward and sought suggestions from all the stake holders in order to have a people friendly law”, he said.
He announced that Kishtwar will get Rajma Village on the pattern of Apple Village and Basmati Village announced by the Chief Minister to be established in Kashmir and Jammu regions. “I have instructed my department to reach out to the general masses and create awareness about the Central and State sponsored schemes in agriculture, sericulture and apiculture sectors”, he said.
Addressing the meeting, Member Legislative Council (MLC) Firdous Tak said that the recent breakthrough in Indo-Pak relations and peace initiatives taken by the Union Government was a welcome step having a positive impact on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. “The relations between the two neighbouring countries have direct impact on the State and its subjects. We believe that the restarting the dialogue process will go a long way in bringing prosperity in the sub continent”, he said.
He asked the party workers to gear up for the upcoming elections of rural and urban local bodies in the state.
District President Advocate Sheikh Nasir Hussain, District General Secretary Ishtiyaq Hussain Waza, District President Youth Wasil Doolwal, senior leaders Mohammad Ashraf Kichloo, Ghulam Hussain Bhat, Mohammad Qasim and Nasir Ahmed also spoke on the occasion.
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