Making efforts to fulfill hopes of common citizen: J&K LG

JJ CORRESPONDENT

Jammu, June 17: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said that the aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir have been linked with the aspirations of the whole country.
Speaking on the occasion of 200th Raj Tilak Celebrations of Maharaja Gulab Singh function here, the Lieutenant Governor said that his administration was making every effort to fulfill the hopes and dreams of the common citizen by eliminating separatism and destroying the ecosystem of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir.
The function was also attended by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Minister of State in PMO Dr Jitendra Singh and former parliamentarian Dr. Karan Singh.
“For 70 years after independence, we have heard the difficulties and problems of a very large section in Jammu and Kashmir, which was largely burdened by separatism, corruption and rule of a limited number of families. On August 5, 2019, the Prime Minister of the country, Narendra Modi got us rid of that mismanagement and all kinds of helplessness in Jammu and Kashmir,”
Sinha added, “this is Jammu and Kashmir where 8-9 thousand projects were completed in a year by spending thousands of crores before 2019. We have completed 51,000 projects in the last financial year. This is the result of a fear-free and corruption-free system”.
“Jammu and Kashmir used to be at 13th and 14th place in terms of road construction in the country. Today we are in third place in the whole country. Earlier, in Jammu and Kashmir, 6 km of road was built daily, whereas today 20 km of road is being constructed every day. In 70 years, investment of only 15 thousand crore came in Jammu and Kashmir, but in just one year we have been able to bring investment of 51 thousand crore rupees,” he said.
The Lieutenant Governor said the administration under the leadership of Prime Minister was spending one lakh crore rupees on road and tunnel infrastructure. “Today the farmer of Jammu and Kashmir is selling his fruits and vegetables not only in Delhi but also in markets of Dubai,” he added.
Sinha said the change was quite visible to all and he was sure that the future generations would remember how much hard work was done in taking the crown jewel of the country to the pinnacle of development.
Earlier, Sinha in his address, said it was a matter of great privilege for him to be a part of 200th Raj Tilak Celebrations of Maharaja Gulab Singh. “There have been very few kings in pre-partition India who are not known by the boundaries of their kingdom but because of the vastness of their personality. I bow to the virtuous memory of Maharaja Gulab Singh ji, epitome of bravery, strength, benevolence and spiritual light”. UNI