Lalkar Rally, a
t Parade GroundLalkar Rally, at Parade Ground on Dec. 24 would be
associated with at least by 1000 workers from Ramban area. Vice President and
former MLA Bali Bhagat, after meeting people at Thanda-pani-chirota, Assar,
Kastigarh,Doda, Jhatgali, Dhar-Dundrath, Sildhar, Halla and Juwag announced. Vijay
Kumar Thakur, Shashi Pal Goswami, Rash Pal Singh, Kuldip Singh, Harji Lal, Nar
Singh, Asgar Ali, Pershotam Singh, Omkar Singh and others district and sub district
functionaries also accompanied the leader.
Bali criticized congress-NC coalition government for
neglecting Ramban assembly constituency in all spheres of development,
resulting in more hardships to the people of this backward and hilly area. Bali
said that 98% schools, allopathic dispensaries and other hospitals are under staffed,
while as majority of villages of Ramban district are facing shortage of
drinking water. He expresses dismay over the lack electricity, despite adequate
funds being paid to PDD department. Even for rural-electrification more
hardships are being faced by people of Chirota, Mari, Dhar and other left out
villages in the area.
Bali is highly critical that People of Ramban district are
depositing VAT in other district at Doda is not justified and demanded that VAT
office should be setup at Ramban for public convenience. He also appealed state
BSNL authorities for setting up of office at Ramban for collection of revenue
because the locals are facing difficulties to deposit their monthly revenue at
Batote.
He charged state coalition Govt for adopting different
yardsticks on regional lines for paying compensation of land and residential
houses which comes under the upgradation scheme of NH-1A under prime minister’s
yojna. He pointed out that Rs. 2.65 lac per kanal land compensation is being
paid to the people of Jammu
region, particularly in Ramban area and Rs. 8 lac per kanal land is being paid
to the people right from opposite side of Jawahar tunnel in the valley. He
added that compensation of Rs. 610 and Rs. 253 per sq.ft.for A and D grade
residential houses respectively is being paid in Jammu region and Rs. 1320 and Rs.1000 per sq.
ft. for A and D grade is being paid in the valley.