People’s sufferings increase manifold in absence of popular government in J&K: Ajaz Jan

Visits far flung area of Mandi, listens to people’s issues

POONCH. 8 June: Ajaz Jan, Provincial President Youth National Conference Jammu and former legislator, raised serious concern over the issues faced by the people of Poonch district in absence of popular government in Jammu and Kashmir.

While interacting with people during his visit to far flung area of Mandi and Poonch, the senior NC leader said that the residents of Mandi Tehsil and Poonch Tehsil of PØONCH district are currently facing an acute shortage of drinking water due to the shortage of PHE linemen. “This is affecting the water supply as single linemen are looking after 5 to 6 villages, causing several areas’ water lines to become defunct. As such, women in these areas have to cover long distances to access drinking water,” he added.


Furthermore, Jan expressed concern over the delay in clearing the pending liabilities under MGNREGA. These liabilities have been pending for over two years and require immediate attention, he said.

Jan said that the roads in the entire Poonch district are in a dilapidated condition. He appealed to the government to constitute a special team to inspect the dilapidation of roads and upgrade all such roads in Mandi Poonch with the aim of providing better road connectivity to the people.

Jan also raised serious concern over power bills on domestic connections, as power meters have not been installed in Mandi Tehsil and the Power Department is charging flat rate, despite people not receiving regular power supply. He requested the government to install power meters so that people can pay power bills according to their usage.


Lastly, he highlighted that the people of Poonch are not receiving the benefit of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana scheme. He said that the relevant files have been gathering dust in the government office since 2019. As the Poonch district may witness snowfall in next three months, he appealed to the government to clear all the files related to PMAY as soon as possible so that the people get the benefit of aforesaid government scheme.
In conclusion, the former Legislator urged people to support the NC and strengthen the hands of Dr Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah for equitable development of the state.

Prominent those who accompany Jan are Abdul Ahad Bhatt, Abdul Razak sarpanch, Bashir Naik Sarpanch, Imtaz Banday, Aslam Sheikh, Dar sb, Khalil alone, Gulam Mohmad, Abdul Jabbar, Qazi Saleem Councler, Parvinder Singh, Mukhtar Rathoor, Rustam , Shamim, Mubashar Banday Sarpanch HQ, Abdul Ahad Kamrat, Aslam Lone, Saleem Lone, Ab Ahad Tantary and others.

(NOTE: PRESS RELEASE PUBLISHED AS RECEIVED)