Jammu and Kashmir National Conference party president and Member Parliament from Srinagar Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday raised the issue of poor BSNL connectivity in the border areas of Jammu and Kashmir, saying the poor cellular, landline and Net connectivity has become a source of inconvenience for the subscribers that demanded immediate rectification.
According to a NC statement, Abdullah while speaking in theParliament in New Delhi said the situation of BSNL connectivity in the borderareas of the state has gone from bad to worst. “The people living in thefar-flung border areas of the state maintain that the company has failed tocome up with the expectations of the subscribers. Day in and day out, thedismayed customers of BSNL complain of weak signal, call drops, poorconnectivity in the areas. I urge theconcerned ministry to look into the issue and pay heed to the grievances of thepeople living along Border areas in the state,” he said.
Meanwhile party’s senior leader and Member Parliament fromAnantnagHasnainMasoodi raised the query of increased power deficit in thestate. “For past few years the government has miserably failed to increase thepower production in the state. Ever since BJP PDP took reigns of the power,they have failed to add to the capacity of the existing poll of energy in thestate,” he said, adding, “I take this opportunity and impress uponthe GoI to ensure power projects are returned to the state government.Unfortunately the government does not seem to be making any sincere efforts inthis direction. The move will act as abig confidence building measure in the state,” he said.