KATHUA, Feb 8: Buoyant over BJP’s resounding victory in Delhi Assembly polls, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh today said that echoes of Aam Aadmi Party’s defeat will be heard in Punjab also.
Talking to media persons on the sidelines of a public function in connection with inauguration of multiple water supply schemes under Jal Jeevan Mission at Jasrota, here today, Dr Jitendra Singh termed the Delhi election results as displeasure of Aam Aadmi (common man) expressed against the bluff of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
“Delhi’s Aam Aadmi has expressed its displeasure against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) so loudly that its echoes will be heard in Punjab and other regions,” he said.
Alleging that Kejriwal’s party managed to come to power twice earlier by bluffing lower strata, Dr Jitendra Singh emphasized that AAP has been rejected by those whose protagonist it claimed to be.
Earlier, the Union Minister inaugurated seven water supply schemes under Jal Jeevan Mission at Jasrota, The schemes costing 25.31 crore rupees will benefit 15,881 souls, covering 2584 households in 10 villages, including Jasrota, Rakh Hoshyari, Padyari, Saktha Chak, Bhadoli Charpad and Mangtian.
Addressing the gathering, the Minister informed that a total of 303 water supply schemes, with an estimated cost of 1369.57 crore rupees, are being taken up in district Kathua under Jal Jeevan Mission. He pointed out that certain issues being faced in the proper implementation of the schemes are being sorted out in coordination with J&K Government.
Presenting a report card of the works done in his Parliamentary constituency in the first 100 days of the Narendra Modi Government 3.0, he enumerated that the key projects like the prestigious Chattergala tunnel and Delhi to Katra Expressway corridor are nearing their completion.
Crediting Prime Minister Narendra Modi with creating a new work culture, Dr Jitendra Singh stated that the Government is focused on completing the stalled projects to boost connectivity in remote parts of jammu and Kashmir.
He said that inspired by the Prime Minister’s call of ‘Nation First’, the present dispensation is working with a ‘Whole of Government’ approach in the service of the masses across the country. He said that once completed, the strategic Chattergala tunnel will be a game-changer in providing all-weather connectivity between Doda and Lakhanpur. He informed the gathering that it has now been decided to build nine additional underpasses along Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway, fulfilling a public demand.
Underlining the potential of tourism to create employment opportunities and boost livelihoods, Dr Jitendra Singh said steps are also being taken to promote tourism in places such as Basohli and Mantalai in the region. He informed that Mansar area of Udhampur district is also being developed as a tourist destination under Swadesh Darshan scheme.
Dr Jitendra Singh stated that in the times to come, district Kathua will become a major hub of economic activities, offering avenues of self-employment to the local youth. He mentioned that the district has earned a unique distinction for having North India’s first Bio-tech Park, Seed Processing Plant and North India’s only Homeopathic College. He urged the youth to avail the subsidy being provided by the Government for the promotion of Khadi to earn their own livelihoods.
Minister for Jal Shakti, J&K Government, Javed Ahmed Rana; MLA, Jasrota, Rajiv Jasrotia; MLA, Bani, Dr Rameshwar Singh; MLA, Hiranagar, Vijay Kumar Sharma; Vice Chairman, DDC, Kathua, Raghunadan Singh Bablu, representatives of PRIs and officials from Department of Jal Shakti were among those present on the occasion.
