National Conference MP Hasnain Masoodi on Wednesday said thepicture that was being presented of Jammu and Kashmir was quite different fromthe ground reality and made a plea to the government that the situation in theunion territory should be examined afresh.
“The picture that is being presented of this place(Jammu and Kashmir) is different from ground reality…I request that thatsituation there should be examined afresh,” he said during a discussion onthe budget for Jammu and Kashmir in Lok Sabha.
Stating that tourism sector in Jammu and Kashmir wassuffering the most due to the internet blockade, he said that there was noarrangement for rehabilitation.
“They (BJP) say that the employment of around 70 percent of the people in Jammu and Kashmir was dependent on agriculture. What isthe kind of treatment which is being given to agriculture,” the MPquestioned.
The handicraft industry, he said, was also affected. Thereshould be dialogue with the stakeholders, he said.
Masoodi was of the view that the discussion of the budgetfor Jammu and Kashmir “should have been discussed in the stateassembly”.