KV News

NC expresses concern over erratic power, drinking water supply in Jammu region

Decrease Font Size Increase Font Size Text Size Print This Page

JAMMU: Expressing anguish over acute drinking water supply and erratic power scenario across Jammu region especially in rural areas, National Conference State Women Wing Vice President Bimla Luthra on Tuesday urged the government to redress the issue.
Luthra said that due to the shortage of water and erratic power supply, people in of Jammu were suffering during the ongoing summer.
Addressing women workers at Suchetgarh on Tuesday, she called for synergized efforts in ensuring basic minimum necessities to the people and ensuring smooth functioning of various utility services.
Luthra said the past few years, “especially under the PDP-BJP misrule, the state has undergone a nightmarish experience of administrative and developmental inertia, pushing the people to backwards and wildernesses”.
She asked the women workers must highlight the issues confronting people and seek their redressal at appropriate forums. She alos expressed happiness over women playing active role in highlighting societal issues, saying this was a healthy sign of their political empowerment.
Luthra lauded the productive role of women in politics and said the day was not far when they will excel in this field as well like they are doing in academics and other spheres of life.
She exuded confidence that active participation of women in decision making will lead to emancipation of the society at large.
Referred to the crucial contribution of the women in state politics, she said Begum Abdullah was an inspiring example of leading the premier political party during most testing times when Sher-e-Kashmir had been put behind the bars.
“NC has espoused the cause of women, strived for freeing them from the shackles of ignorance by promoting female literacy and generating opportunities in employment and other activities”, she said.
Those present on the occasion included Naresh Bittu, Savita, Bharti, Jyoti, Tilky, Rani Devi and others.


KV News

Kashmir Vision cover all daily updates for the newspaper

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *