The leader of Opposition in Vidhan Sabha Ajay Bhatt has condemned the Congress-led State Government for its callous approach to redressing the grievances of villagers who faced the brunt of the disaster faced in June in Uttarakhand.
Bhatt said that the Congress-led State Government has failed to give satisfactory reply to the Opposition during three day Vidhan Sabha proceedings. Bhatt claimed that the Vidhan Sabha Speaker Govind Singh Kunjwal has asked the State Government to take effective steps for redressing the grievances of the displaced villagers.
While speaking at a Press conference held in Dehradun on Monday, the leader of Opposition in Vidhan Sabha said that the Opposition had urged the State Government to extend the duration of Vidhan Sabha session by two days but the Government rejected this request, which is a clear indication that the State Government has failed to take effective steps for providing relief to the disaster affected.
After condemning the State Government for not replying to series of queries asked by the Opposition, Bhatt alleged that that the plight of those villagers who faced the brunt of the calamities has been increasing year after year.
He lamented that the despite the fact that the more than three months have passed since disaster struck Uttarakhand, the State Government is yet to take effective steps to carry prompt relief and rehabilitation work in the disaster affected areas of the State. According to him, apart from the higher parts of Uttarakhand, Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, Chamoli and Pithoragarh districts of the state are among the worst affected in terms of natural calamities.
According to him, the Opposition was seeking explanations for deteriorating law and order situation in the Garhwal and Kumaon divisions of Uttarakhand, shooting incident at State Agriculture Minister Dr Harak Singh Rawat’s home and baton charge of ABVP activists etc if the duration of the Vidhan Sabha session had been increased by the Government.
He alleged that Bageshwar disaster victim Jeewan Singh Rawat was shocked when a compensation cheque worth Rsone lakh bounced in the bank. He lamented that the Government is not taking effective steps for redressing the grievances of the displaced villagers.
He also demanded from the State Government to take ample of concrete measures for rehabilitation work on war footing in order to redress the grievances of displaced villagers in the disaster affected areas of the State.