Senior leader of All Parties Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has said that the electricity situation in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir has become alarming .
According to Kashmir Media Service, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq addressing the Friday congregation at the historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar, said although lack of electricity has been an issue for decades , It has never been so bad at this time of year.
He said people from all over the valley have been calling on him and expressing their deep concern about lack of electricity. It is the fundamental duty of the ruling dispensation to provide the basic amenity of electricity to the people, he added.
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said electricity produced by the territory is exported outside and Kashmiris who have the first right to it are living in darkness. “We are told that great prosperity has come to us when the basic facility of electricity is nowhere. Lack of electricity is severely impacting our daily life, leaving our homes and business powerless,” he maintained.
He said it is not that people are not paying. He said in the past few years power tariff has been increased three times and smart meters have been installed all over and yet electricity is elusive.
He urged the authorities to immediately take corrective measures and ensure undisrupted power supply to people who are facing severe problems due to its unavailability.—KMS
