Ridiculing a select class of politicians for what he called hoodwinking public by taking credit for the works done by the Governor’s administration, NC leader and former bureaucrat, Farooq Ahmad Shah, on Saturday said that gone are the days when some politicians would mislead the people at their will.
Addressing a convention of panchs and sarpanchs here innorth Kashmir Shah said that “development is the sole motive of hisparty.”
While Underlining theneed for strengthening the grass root level of governance the former bureaucratsaid that “Panchyats have an extremely significant role in the development ofthe rural areas. Unfortunately politicization and unnecessary interference havebeen a major impediment for these panchyats to work independently in the past.”
Calling Panchayatrepresentatives as grass root level citizens, Shah said that Panchyats shouldwork independently without any pressure and interference. He urged panchs andsarpanchs who had come to theconvention irrespective of their party affiliations to work for the bettermentof the people and the area. The NC leader assured them that there would be nounnecessary interference from his side in their functioning.
He expressed gratitude to Governor Satya pal Mailk ,Advisors, Chief Secretary , Commissioner Secretary PHE and I&FC and other government functionariesfor approving the multi thousand crores flood management programme in which Rs80 crore have been earmarked for Feroozpora Nalah in Gulmarg constituency. “Development activities in the area are extremelyimportant given the fact that the tourist famed constituency has been ignoredby its local representatives from past many years,” he added.