Power, water and AFSPA

 May 21, 2013

 Jammu/ Kashmir: Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) removal would not replace dearth of water and electricity in Jammu. Instead of parroting about removal of much needed law and poking nose in international politics, which stands exclusively the jurisdiction of Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). It would be better for those entrusted to provide better facilities including water, electricity and allied commodities’ smoothly to commoners for local leadership. It not just they (at the helm of affairs, read ministers including chief minister and bureaucrats), are doing favours to commoners by rendering duties as directed but because being paid handsome monthly remuration against it, they are answerable to common citizen.

“Those were days when leaders and ministers dedicate their lives for the welfare and cause of commoners without getting any benefit for it. But now it the best lucrative business to earn leisure on the blood of poor as well as on tax payers money” said Sat Paul adding that those who even are not being liked by their family members manage to become beloved leaders of masses for reasons known only to them. Citing examples of retired chief secretaries, he said that those who had been retired at top post of state are working like unwanted weeds for reasons known to them only.

Anyhow, big question is that it is hot spell of this year yet to begin in Jammu region the tall claims of Omar Abdullah for providing uninterrupted supply of electricity has fallen flat. More than 12 cuts occur in a day in hundred percent metered areas what would be situation in unmetered areas could be well judged, Imran Hussain said. He said similar situation is of water supply when it comes it comes two times a day or it never comes for two to three days. He said that politicians of state are either helpless or cheats. He suggested that in case of being helpless politicians should leave this game by joining in match fixing or some other lucrative business at least they might think that they are doing some thing as per their consciousness or In case of being cheats they should continue to remain in politics but at least let know the masses about their trade. 

Source: http://www.groundreport.com/