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Post snowfall situation a failure of Govt on all fronts: Mirwaiz
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Friday, 14 March 2014
8:34 pm
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Srinagar: Terming the immense
hardships faced by the people due to recent rains and heavy snowfall as failure
of government at all levels, Hurriyat Conference (M) Chairman Dr Mirwaiz Moulvi
Umar Farooq Friday said the government preferred to remain in deep
slumber to make people suffer despite weather advisory issued by the met
department.
According to a statement issued to KNS, while asserting
that authorities were completely caught off-guarded to tackle the emergency,
Mirwaiz said they only acted when the situation turned out of control thereby
adding to the hardships and sufferings of people.
Coming heavily on government, Mirwaiz said that state
authorities expressed its helplessness before the situation arisen out due to
unprecedented rain and snow fall, adding, they only issued hollow statements
which was reflective of the reality that like past they (government) had not
even a distant concern regarding the worries and hardships faced by the people.
He said the snow and rains were not new to Kashmir, but government has taken no
advance measures to deal with the situation thus putting people on their own
mercy. He said at many places people prevented untoward incidents from
happening due to their own valor efforts.
Mirwaiz said people were facing acute shortage of food
items, adding, power and water breakdown has further complicated the sufferings
of Kashmiris. He said the callous attitude of government reflected the complete
failure of government at all levels to deal with the situation.
Expressing serious concern over shortage of food items in
the market due to black marketing, Mirwaiz said it was against the moral and
Islamic values of Kashmiris. He said as a nation, Kashmiris should think
collectively in these testing times and lend their solidarity and help to
fellow Kashmiris instead of making them to suffer.
Expressing profound grief and sympathy with over the loss
of life and property due to recent snowfall, he offered special prayers for the
victims of the snow fury. He also appealed people to lend their helping
hand who have lost their properties and relatives during the recent snowfall. (KNS)
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