UDHAMPUR: Ridiculing the slogans of “Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas” and “Achhe Din” given by the BJP Government over the last six years, Harsh Dev Singh, JKNPP chairman and former Minister expressed grave concern over the pathetic plight of the people.Harsh Dev said that during his tour of various villages in the ongoing DDC elections, he interacted with the poor, indigent and deprived people, left at the mercy of God by the Government. While poor are becoming poorer, the rich are getting richer, Harsh Dev rued.He was addressing huge public meetings at Jandror, Surni, Badhole, Panjgrain, Chanunta, Amroh, Marta, Dheeran and Dhanwalat villages of DDC Ramnagar-I and DDC Ramnagar-II along with party candidates Vinod Kumar and Rampaul Bhagat.The former Minister rebuked the J&K Govt for selective anti-encroachment drive. He cautioned the administration to evict the big fish having usurped State and Forest lands worth millions and trillions before laying their hands upon the poor and the landless. He strongly condemned the eviction of poor and landless, bulldozing of Kacha houses besides the ‘rehris’ and ‘pharis’ being operated by poor people to earn their two square meals a day.He said that with over one year of communication blockade in the form of 4G denial to the common masses, it had operated harshly against the interests of students, youth, traders and the common man. “Crores of rupees have been siphoned off from the pockets of the people by the Government in league with telecom giants who continued to levy 4G tariff and deliver 2G services to the subscribers”, said Harsh.Harsh Dev Singh further pointed out while the Union Government had announced sops for the big corporate houses and the super rich by reducing corporate tax by 10%, the economically weaker and lesser privileged sections of society continue to bear the brunt of fast spiraling prices of petrol, diesel, domestic cylinders, freight and transportation charges.Urging the people to overthrow the failed leadership and support NPP in the ongoing elections, he said that people had paid a very heavy price for voting these opportunist leaders who worked solely for their own loaves and fishes. They need to go, roared Harsh Dev.
