Mahesh Sharma
HAVING sent representatives in the Assembly from various political parties, 77 villages, besides the major town in the segment, have remained starved of development for the past couple of decades.
Construction of link roads and bus stands at Raikot and Sudhar, government degree college, polytechnic institutes and industrial training institute besides construction of parks and sports stadia were among major demands of residents before the government formation in 2017.
Residents led by Municipal Council president Sudarshan Joshi said the region had remained ignored during the past terms as elected representatives had no say in respective governments. “Unfortunately, leaders enjoying power in the government did not bother to get demands of residents fulfilled. It is after so many decades that we succeeded in getting enough grants for the overall development at Raikot town and majority of villages in the constituency,” said Joshi, adding that MP Dr Amar Singh Boparai had played a significant role in persuading the two CMs to allocate adequate grants for development projects in the region.
MLA Jagtar Singh Hissowal, who had won election as an AAP candidate, has joined the Congress. He said he had tried his best by establsihing a college and an ITI, upgrading schools and vast network of link roads.
Raikot: Awaiting education, sports facilities
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