Jammu, 30 June (H.S.): JKPCC working president Raman Bhalla today strongly criticized the BJP Government’s performance in Jammu and Kashmir over the past 11 years, highlighting its failures on various fronts.

Addressing a public meeting, Bhalla said, “The Government has proved to be a failure in addressing key issues affecting the people of J&K. They failed to address the issue of unemployment, leaving thousands of young people without job opportunities, lack of investment in infrastructure development, including roads, transportation and public facilities. They failed to improve the healthcare sector, leaving people without access to quality medical care. The Government has failed to increase power generation capacity, leading to frequent power outages and shortages.”

The programme was organized by Amrit Bali, former general secretary JKPCC.

While expressing concern over the revival of terrorist activities in the Jammu region, which was previously peaceful, Bhalla criticized the Government’s failure to maintain law and order, ensuring the safety and security of the people and highlighted the growing discontent among the people of J&K with the BJP Government’s performance.

“The Congress party is determined to highlight these issues and work towards bringing about positive change in the region,” he said and added that the people of Jammu and Kashmir, including PoJK refugees, are bearing the brunt of misgovernance due to the Government’s failure to address their needs and provide effective governance.”

“One of the major concerns is the deliberate delay in granting statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, which has left the people without a legitimate voice in the governance of their own State. The delay in granting Statehood has also led to economic stagnation, with a lack of investment and development in the region. The misgovernance has also led to social unrest, with people becoming increasingly frustrated with the lack of progress and development in the region,” said Bhalla.

He said “Congress party demands that the Government take immediate action to grant statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, ensuring that the people of the region have a legitimate voice in the governance of their own state.”

“The Government should showcase its achievements in infrastructure development, including roads, highways and public transportation. They should highlight its social welfare schemes, such as healthcare initiatives, education programs and poverty alleviation schemes,” Bhalla fired several questions while addressing gathering.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Krishan Kumar