Shadow Correspondent
Jammu, Apr, 07
Former Minister and senior Congress leader Raman Bhalla on Tuesday continued distributing Ration and other necessary items among needy and poor families of Gandhi Nagar Constituency at Quasim Nagar Shake Nagar. Prominent among those who accompanied Bhalla include Diwan Chand, Distt General Secretary Aman Bawa, Iqbal Singh, Bunty Pardan, Pintu Kumar, Madam Sumitra, Madam Anju beside others. Bhalla on Tuesday appreciated various organisations and agencies continuing to undertake donation drives to help the underprivileged and needy with food and other essential commodities during the lockdown. But it is unfortunate that some people continue to defy the curfew orders by unnecessarily commuting on roads. Moreover, they are defeating the social distancing concept.
Throughout the country, hospitals and medical staff are working round the clock to check the spread of Covid-19. Bhalla demanded adequate arrangements for providing essential items such as milk, curd, cheese, vegetables, fruits, dry ration and medicines on the doorsteps of residents. NGOs and religious bodies are extending a helping hand to the government in this time of crisis. But the daily wagers and people living the below poverty line are the worst-hit. Government has announced financial help for the registered labourers and workers, but nothing has been announced for the benefit of casual, unregistered and unorganised labourers. These people also need immediate help. General public is facing a lot of difficulties in getting essential items. The situation is even worse in villages and small towns. Necessary steps must be taken immediately to ensure that the people stranded inside their houses due to curfew do not face any hardship. The government machinery and general public must cooperate with each other during this crucial period. Most importantly, the administration must ensure that people are not exploited and fleeced by shopkeepers by creating artificial scarcity of essential items. The government must handle hoarders strictly, Bhalla added.
Each one of us should contribute our bit towards fighting the coronavirus by just staying at home. We, as individuals, should understand the intensity and direness of this situation we are in. each one of us should contribute our bit towards fighting the coronavirus by just staying at home. We, as individuals, should understand the intensity and direness of this situation we are in,Bhalla added. We should keep on mind that unusual times need unusual efforts. In this hapless situation, the cooperation of people with the administration and the health authorities is a must. Residents should follow the government advisory on this. Though the curfew imposed by the state government as a precautionary measure is causing some inconvenience to people, people must extend their full support to the government, especially the Health Department, in its efforts to check the spread of Covid. The district administration needs to ensure that public awareness campaigns, as claimed by it, are carried out at the grassroots level. These should not remain on papers only. In nutshell, joint efforts of public, administration and health authorities can help mitigate the effects of Covid-19 pandemic, maintained Bhalla.
