- Underdevelopment, lack of cleanliness, unscheduled power cuts among ground issues
JAMMU: Accusing the Jammu Municipal Corporation of turning blind eyes towards Gujjar Nagar, the Apni Party Provincial President, Jammu, and Former Minister S. Manjit Singh today criticized Corporation its failure to address developmental issues of the residential and commercial areas in Jammu City. The Former Minister was speaking at a worker’s meeting that was organized at ward number 6 in Gujjar Nagar area by District General Secretary, Mohammed Asif.
The Apni Party leaders, and workers accorded a warm welcome to Manjit Singh at Gujjar Nagar and reached the meeting venue in the shape of a rally. Speaking at the meeting, S. Manjit Singh expressed gratitude to the people for extending support to the Apni Party and its policy of equitable development.
Referring to the issues of development, cleanliness, and inadequate poor amenities raised by the people during the meeting, he said that it was unfortunate that Gujjar Nagar falls under the JMC limits, yet the Corporation has ignored its residential colony where thousands of people live without proper development.
“The residential area also comprises commercial market place and hotels. However, the authorities have not provided appropriate parking space, motorable roads and development of lanes/drains in congested locality,” he said. He said that one of the biggest problems is cleanliness in Gujjar Nagar’s ward number 6 and collection of garbage.
“The lanes and drains are choked during the rainy season with the poor management system of the area to clean the drainage and remove the garbage scattered in the corners and market areas,” he said. He said that the failure of JMC has painted a wrong image of the locality even as the people have several times raised their voice.
He also expressed concern over unscheduled power cuts and irregular drinking water supply that has affected normal life. He demanded that the electricity should be provided in Gujjar Nagar and all other areas in Jammu City without curtailment as it also affected the drinking water supply.
He further said that the locals raised concerns over the improper installation and non-working street lights and increasing menace of stray dogs worrying the pedestrians. He also demanded that a ground which was developed by locals, and accordingly, the concerned authorities should provide sports equipment in the said ground so that the youth could get an opportunity to participate in sports activities.
He said that the youth in Gujjar Nagar are energetic and their energy should be channelized towards the right direction. He however assured the people that he would raise their demands before the concerned authorities for early redressal of the issues. He appealed to the people to extend support to Apni Party as it is committed for the overall development without bias of all the sections of society.
Prominent among those who were present on the occasion include Senior Provincial Vice President, Jammu, Faqir Nath, Additional General Secretary, Arun Kumar Chibber, State President Apni Trade Union, Ajaz Kazmi, State President OBC Wing, Bhagat Ram, Spokesperson, Yasar Khan, State Vice President Youth Wing/Spokesperson Raqeeq Ahmed Khan, Provincial President Youth Wing Jammu, Vipul Bali, Provincial President Apni Trade Union, Raj Sharma, Senior District Vice President, Jammu Urban, Vaibhav Mattoo, District Secretary Ashraf Choudhary, District Youth President Shivam Choudhary, Provincial Secretary Youth Wing, Vishal Jotshi, and Salman Choudhary among others.