SRINAGAR: A delegation of
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday called on
Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik and raised various issues related to the development works in the state.
The delegation led by its state president Ravinder Raina met the governor at the Raj Bhavan on Saturday, an official spokesperson said.
The BJP leaders welcomed the decision taken by the governor-led state administrative council in Friday's meeting to conduct elections to urban local bodies and panchayats in the month of October-December this year, the official added.
The delegation members described it as a step towards empowerment of people at grassroots level, the spokesperson said, adding that the group also raised the issues related to a significant number of roads, bridges and other development works in the state.
They also apprised the governor about the various problems being faced by the Kashmiri migrants including their rehabilitation, provision of basic amenities in migrant camps in Jammu and elsewhere, and protection of their properties and temples from encroachments in the valley, the official said.
He said the governor assured the delegation that the execution of the development activities in the state will be closely monitored to ensure completion within envisaged timelines.
The governor observed that he would himself visit Kashmiri migrants' camps in Jammu and elsewhere to take stock of their problems and urged them to work towards bringing peace and prosperity in the state, the spokesperson said.
