Jammu,03-Jan: Apni Party Provincial President Jammu Manjit Singh has alleged that Jammu is facing the worst kind of power crises in the ongoing winter season with continuous unscheduled power cuts.He has also questioned the inability of the Power Development Department to ensure round the clock electricity to the people in Jammu region.“They are charging huge bills to the people and the poor are made to suffer in the winter seasons. The ineffectiveness of the PDD officials and field staff can be gauged from the fact that they roam in the streets and disconnect connections but the department has completely collapsed in providing electricity,” said Provincial President, Jammu, Manjit Singh.He was addressing a monthly provincial review meeting of Apni Party leaders at Gandhi Nagar Office, Jammu.While chairing the meeting, he said that the people are suffering and the employees of the department are also facing an uncertain future.“This is happening because there is no elected Govt and no one is listening to the people in general,” he said and demanded that elections must be held as early as possible in J&K to restore the lost confidence of the people.Seeking intervention of the Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, he said that the Govt must act against the PDD officials for their failure in providing electricity.“The unscheduled power cuts have added to miseries and no one is ready to listen to the people,” he added.While speaking on the occasion, he said that the Party has time and again raised issues being faced by the people but the authorities seem unmoved.“The public grievance system has failed to address the issues of the people. At present, Jammu is facing the worst kind of unscheduled power cuts in the harsh winter season,” he added. Meanwhile, Provincial Secretary of the Party, Provincial Secretary Dr Rohit Gupta expressed concern over the poor pace of developmental activities in rural and remote areas of J&K.He said that “The authorities are concerned about development in city areas, and there is hardly any step taken to develop rural and remote areas with regard to infrastructure, up-gradation of health care facilities, and improvement in education system and exploring of tourist destinations.”Meanwhile, other participants also spoke on various issues and demanded that the Govt must hold assembly elections in J&K. They were concerned about the growing alienation among the people. Prominent among those who were also present on the occasion include Provincial Secretary, Aslam
