77.14% polling in phase X: In Dy CM’s area, people vote for roads, schools

77.14% polling in phase X
In Dy CM’s area, people vote for roads, schools
Archit Watts
Tribune News Service

Naryana (Khour), May 21
Despite it being the home constituency of Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand, people in the Khour block today voted for development, schools, roads, and other services, as the area still lacks basic infrastructure.

“Three years on since Tara Chand became the Deputy Chief Minister, there is a lot of development work to be done yet. Our basic needs like education, roads and a mobile phone network only exist on papers,” said Hari Chand, a local resident, who came to cast his vote at Primary School, Nai Basti.

He added that, “The people of this area were overjoyed when Tara Chand became Deputy Chief Minister in the present government, as he had assured us of major development in the area. But the pace of development work is very slow and no one is here to keep a check on the officials engaged for the process”.

Hari Chand was not alone to have cast his vote for development in his area. All voters, both aged and young, were seen enthusiastic about exercising their right to vote. “Our area faces flash floods during every rainy season, but no check dam or any other arrangement has been made here. Now, with the panchayat elections, we are sure that our representatives will raise our issues and get our genuine demands fulfilled,” said Jeet Ram, another voter.

He said only the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) was connecting the villages with roads, otherwise, the present state government had failed on all fronts. “See the poor condition of our villages, be it streets or roads. The Deputy Chief Minister is very busy and has forgotten the promises he made during the Assembly elections,” added Jeet Ram.

The locals alleged that Tara Chand, a native of Chak Malal village, had constituted a Municipal Committee for his own village but ignored other villages. “There is no mobile phone network in the area and secondary schools are still a big issue,” said the voters.