Jammu : The Assembly began with an uproar when the opposition raised the issue of the continuous closure of Jammu-Srinagar and Jammu Kishtawar National Highway. Opposition demanded an answer from the Government that why Chennai-Nashri tunnel will be opened for the traffic movements to avoid the snow cover Patnitop.
As soon as the Assembly began its functioning, Congress MLA from Inderwal Ghulam Mohammad Saroori stood up and raised the issue. Saroori said that both Jammu-Srinagar and Jammu-Kishtwar National Highways are closed at various places due to land sliding added that several passengers were trapped on both the Highways at various places.
Saroori said that several vehicles were trapped on the National Highway and demanded immediate opening of Chenani-Nashri tunnel so that the inconvenience caused to the people could be addressed beside the trapped passengers and vehicles could reach to their destinations. He said that much awaited Chenani-Nashri tunnel is ready and alleged that the government is only delaying the opening of the said tunnel as they are waiting for Prime Minister Narindra Modi nod for its inauguration.
Why you are hoodwinking the people for the sake of inauguration of the tunnel when did your PM get time that doesnt mean that people will left to suffer said Saroori. Saroori was soon castigated by the speaker Kavinder Gupta who clarified that Prime belongs to all including him.
Saroori was soon supported by the National Conference MLA Ali Mohammad Sagar, MLA Hakeem Mohammad Yaseen and other opposition members including BJP MLA Shakti Raj Parihar from Doda who also demanded that government should take up the matter immediately and open the Chenani-Nashri tunnel open for traffic.
He asked the government to present the details of the current status of the tunnel before the house. He urged the government to soon open the tunnel in order to relieve the common people from their difficulties which they are facing in these hard times.
R&B Minister Abdul Rehman Veeri assured the opposing members that he will look into the issue and will accordingly brief the house about the possibility on exploring the Chenani-Nashri tunnel for making it functional for traffic movement as soon as possible. (PTK)
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