National Democratic Party Indian (NDPI) chief Rajesh Gupta addressing party functionaries and workers on Monday at NDPI office in Jammu said, “NDPI bring both regions (Jammu and Kashmir) together after politics came to a standstill and statehood of J&K was snatched… The two regions have the same demands — restoration of statehood, protection to land and jobs, and development.” “Elections must take place. Elections lead to the formation of people’s Government and resolve their issues. A Lieutenant Governor cannot do that,” he said. NDPI president further said, “In the absence of an elected government, public issues remain unheard.
The administration has miserably failed to perform on the ground and the failure of bureaucracy in the delivery system has crumbled the entire system of good governance.”
Gupta said, not only was the common man annoyed over the administrative apathy towards their basic concerns but varied sections of society had expressed their disapproval with the proxy rule of the center. The unemployed youth including the contractual, consolidated and daily wagers assured of a fair deal had all felt betrayed and cheated and were fighting for their rights on roads and streets with none to listen to their woes. Gupta added while the frequent power outages and acute drinking water problems had made the lives of people a living hell, the helmsmen seemed to be least bothered about the sufferings of the public. As the affected people were protesting on roads on day to day basis, a highly impudent and apathetic bureaucracy preferred to remain cocooned in their sanitized environment quite unmindful of the woes of the agitating masses.
NDPI leader maintained that the people in the rural areas in particular were the worst victims of govt apathy with none to respond to their shrill cries for justice. Deprived of proper connectivity and communication, the people residing in several remote and far-flung areas had lost contacts with the civilized world due to road blocks and disruption of traffic on damaged roads for months together.
‘Bureaucracy’ failed to deliver good governance in J&K’: NDPI chief
