Political gimmick, common masses deprived of basic facilities People demands for roads and bridges in Rafiabad constituency

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Mohammad Tahir:

BARAMULLA: At a time when all Lok Sbha candidates for Baramulla Parliamentary Constituency are busy in luring voters to vote for their party, but none of the leaders so far have taken up the issues of masses.

According to sources, the politicians from north Kashmir especially from Rafiabad constituency have miserably failed to construct a bridge over a river in Rafiabad area, as during the recent past two siblings were drowned in Viji Nallah in Sialkote of Rafiabad.

“Our area have seen less development, be it a matter of roads, bridges, the improvement in the work culture in health and education departments or any other sector, even though we were told that they (politicians) will bring stars for us from sky”, said Ghulam Nabi of Sailkote Rafiabad.

Local resident said that when there is Lok Sabha election on the corner, different political agents have approached us and motivated to support for their Parliamentary candidates and they will do anything for them.

The area has witnessed on March 25, two kids who were trying to cross the stream in Viji Nallah in Sailkote were washed away, and on March 26, body of the duo identified as 8-year-old Seerat Jan and her 13-year-old brother Muhammad Ashraf Najar, were recovered after a joint team of police and Army launched rescue operations in the area.

“The dead bodies of a brother and sister who drowned in Sailkote, Rafiabad area were recovered, but the disappointment over the faces of locals are really a matter of concern as their close one got killed, and no one came to their help,” said Mushtaq Ahmad another resident.

However people of north Kashmir in general and Baramulla district in particular believes there is a political gimmick as they want some changes in socio-political scenario as they believe that a good leader can shape their future.

“From past many years we have been voting for local political parties, but this time perhaps we will give a chance to someone else who can talk on our behalf in the Parliament, so that the long pending demands will be fulfilled,” Wali Mohammad of Baramulla town said.

“The need of the hour is to give concentration on the problems of rural areas, where people have less resources to make their both end meet, otherwise some political leaders are telling us the something which they have heard during the previous elections, and motivate us to vote for them,” he added.