Wednesday, 15 February 2017

Congress leaders express grief over Suhgwari Karara road accident

Doda, February 11: - Indian National Congress leaders today expressed extreme grief and sorrow over loss of innocent lives on Batote-Thathri road accident on Saturday.

In a joint statement by Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Vice President JKPCC Ghulam Mohammad Saroori, General Secretary Abdul Majid Wani, MLC Naresh Kumar Gupta, Executive member Mohammed Sharief Niaz, congress leaders including Sheikh Mujeeb, Aslam Goni, Asgar Hussain Khangi, Mohd Iqbal, Sarfraz Khan and Shahnawaz Gattuu have expressed grief over the loss of lives in a tragic road accident in Suhgwari Karara area of Doda district.

In their condolence message, Congress leaders have conveyed their sympathy to the bereaved families. They expressed deep concern and dismay over the recurring loss of lives from sustained road accidents in Chenab Valley. In this context, Congress leaders recalled the important discussions held in Assembly, in various meetings and house committee recommendations that need to be implemented on ground but unfortunately the reports and recommendations submitted by me before government is gathering dust.

The repeated road accidents in Doda, Kistwar, Ramban and Udhampur districts, Congress leaders said, must be a grave concern for the state government. “It is a situation which demands immediate measures and attention of all of us especially the officers of transport, traffic police and Border Roads Organisation to put forward their departmental specific assignment of the causes responsible for causing accidents in these hilly districts,” they added.

The Congress leaders hoped that the officers of various departments shall urgently enforce the strictest possible measures to reduce the incidence of tragic accidents.




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