Excelsior Correspondent
R S PURA, June 23: Aam Aadmi Party, J&K, today staged a strong protest outside SDM Office against traumatic power cuts of over 12 hours in the farming belts of Jammu region, especially along the border with Pakistan.
Dozens of Panchs, Sarpanchs, farmers and general public of border town R S Pura, headed by Taranjit Singh Tony, Chairman of AAP J&K for Administrative Engagement and Minority Affairs and DDC Suchetgarh, took out a protest rally in R S Pura town. The procession culminated at the office of SDM R S Pura.
Addressing the gathering of protesting farmers, Tony said that the entire border belt in R S Pura Sector is reeling under dry spell as there is a draught like situation but the local administration is carefree with bureaucrats least bothered to provide uninterrupted power supply to help farmers to cope up with situation and fulfill their irrigation needs.
He urged Home Minister Amit Shah to intervene and resolve the severe power crisis being confronted by the farmers of the region as LG’s administration has failed drastically in dealing with power outage. He also highlighted the issue of defunct irrigation canal, tubewells and lift irrigation systems as those responsible for the same are unconcerned.
The DDC Member said that 12 hours long unscheduled power cuts are acting as death traps for farmers. He said that LG’s administration should take a cue from AAP Governments in Delhi and Punjab, which are providing free electricity and water to people, especially the farmers, which should be the case in J&K also.
After meeting Tehsildar RS Pura Subuh Ahmad Shad, AEE PDD Manjit Singh assured the senior AAP leader that there will be no unscheduled power cuts in future in the border town and all the damaged transformers will either be repaired or replaced as soon as possible. Tony also appealed to the farmers to regularize their power connections sooner than later to overcome the crisis.
District President Sham Lal Bhagat, Sarpanch Rashpal Singh Gill, Rajesh Khanna, Sarpanch Akshay Choudhary, Sarpanch Sarab Jit Singh, Sarpanch Shashi Bhagat, Sarpanch Tilak Raj Bhagat, Sarpanch Pappu Choudhary, Sarpanch Roshan Lal Bhagat and Mandeep Singh were also present.
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