Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 23: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president, Mehbooba Mufti has said though Gulmarg-Tangmarg constituency has the potential of becoming one of the economic power houses of the State on the strength of its tourism potential alone, but lack of development in the area has resulted in immense problems of infrastructure and amenities for its residents.
During an extensive tour of the constituency in which she visited more than 30 villages, Mehbooba said there was hardly any visible sign of development in the area with the people complaining of lack of drinking water, irrigation facilities, power deficit, scarcity of ration and very poor condition of most of the internal roads.
Mehbooba said horticulture, agriculture, energy development and tourism is the thrust area of PDP’s development agenda. “PDP will strive for generation of remunerative and respectable employment opportunities so that our youth don’t have to fall victim to the false promises and fake appointment orders,” she added.
She said the emergence of the PDP Government in the State looked imminent but it was for the people now as to how strong that Government would be in order to be able to face the new challenges.
Introducing the local candidate for Assembly elections, Mehbooba said Mohammad Abbas Wani was a young and energetic worker of the party who had remained loyal to it and was connected with the people of the constituency at the grass root levels.
She said Abbas would prove worthy representative of the people who would continue to remain connected to the ground and feel answerable to his voters and the people in general in the constituency.
The PDP chief said her party will try to focus on horticulture and tourism in Tangmarg constituency and it would ensure that adequate infrastructure is built in the area so that tourism activity would not remain confined to Gulmarg alone.
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