Srinagar, Aug 12: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Saturday said that some people had turned J&K into a “conflict enterprises” for their personal benefits, and the hands of all those people who have misguided the youth here are smeared with blood.
The LG stated this while speaking at the valedictory session of Samagra Awaas-Convergence under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) here, as per news agency KNO.
The LG said that some people were happy to see J&K’s economy choked and limited, as it was to their benefit. “Common people were left to suffer,” he said.
The LG said UT’s economy was shaped and brought on track gradually and today “we have a stable economy”.
“Many people ask what has changed in the past four years. Let me tell them that street violence is history now, Pakistan-sponsored terrorism has almost ended, closure of schools, colleges and business for 150 days a year is also history now,” he said, adding that “peace prevails across UT and youth could be seen enjoying night-life after so many decades.”
He said last year, 1.88 crore tourists visited J&K and people benefited from it. “It was the local auto-driver, taxi-driver, tourism players, their children who after a long wait enjoyed peace and earned their livelihood to their satisfaction,” the LG said.
Without naming anybody, the LG said that the hands of those who misguided J&K youth are drenched with the blood of innocent people.
“J&K is full of talent and youth will shine in various fields,” he said, adding that he wishes to see massive participation of people in the upcoming Independence Day functions across J&K. “People were not given a chance to participate in such functions earlier,” he said.
