Budhal (Rajouri), Former Cabinet Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and UT Vice President, Bharatiya Janata Party, Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali, undertook an extensive tour of the remote areas of the Budhal Assembly Constituency, including Samaut, Gabbar, Dandod, and Rajnagar, and interacted with the local residents to assess their problems.
During the interactions, the people raised serious concerns regarding the lack of basic amenities, including acute shortage of potable drinking water, poor and erratic electricity supply with frequent power curtailments, shortage of food grains, dilapidated road infrastructure, and inadequate staff strength in educational and healthcare institutions. A large number of youth also expressed deep concern over rising unemployment.
Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali was accompanied by Shri Manzoor Naik, General Secretary, BJP S.T. Morcha, along with Panchs, Sarpanchs, and other prominent party leaders and respected personalities of the area.
Expressing strong anguish and concern, Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali criticized the Jammu and Kashmir Government for its failure to fulfill the promises made to the people during the 2024 Assembly elections. He stated that the hardships of the people have increased manifold over the past one and a half years, clearly reflecting the inefficiency and lack of commitment of the present dispensation.
He specifically referred to the unfulfilled assurances related to free LPG cylinders, free ration, and employment to one lakh youth annually. He further stated that while the Government of India under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has launched several welfare schemes for unemployed youth, marginalized sections, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and residents of backward and remote areas, the UT Government has failed to ensure their effective implementation at the grassroots level.
Highlighting the immense hydroelectric potential of the region, he urged the government to harness these resources in the interest of development and employment generation. He also pointed out that despite being a naturally scenic and tourism-friendly area, Budhal has remained neglected for years due to government apathy.
Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali demanded immediate redressal of public grievances and called upon the government to honor and fulfill all commitments made to the people.
