‘Yesterday’s Protest Was Just a Trailer’: Sham Lal Sharma Warns of Stronger Movement Against NC Govt
Jammu, Aug 18, KNT: BJP MLA Sham Lal Sharma on Tuesday warned that Jammu and Kashmir could witness a much stronger public movement if the National Conference-led government continued to ignore people’s concerns and failed to fulfil the promises made in its election manifesto.
Referring to the BJP’s protest in Jammu yesterday, Sharma said the demonstration was only an indication of the growing resentment against the government.
“Yesterday’s protest was just a trailer. If the NC Government continues to ignore the voice of the people and fails to fulfil its promises, J&K will witness a much stronger movement,” Sharma said.
He accused the Omar Abdullah-led government of having failed on the governance front and rejected its argument that the absence of full statehood was responsible for its shortcomings.
“The government has collapsed. They are making excuses in the name of lack of statehood, which has nothing to do with governance,” he said.
Sharma said the BJP would continue to function as a responsible opposition and hold the government accountable for its decisions and performance.
He alleged that the government had failed to deliver on several commitments contained in the National Conference manifesto and questioned the status of promises relating to free electricity, free gas, regularisation of daily wagers and an increase in pensions.
“Where is the free electricity? Where is the gas? What happened to regularisation of daily wagers and increase in pension?” he asked.
The BJP leader said the opposition would continue to raise issues affecting the people and seek answers from the government on promises made before the elections. [KNT]
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