The governor, Krishna Rao, who claims to be the closest confident of the Prime Minister again vetoed the proposal. The Hurriyat Conference leaders I approached had agreed to welcome them back to their homes. The residents living in such remote places as Tangdhar, Karnah, Uri, Kupwara have been deprived of essential commodities like kerosene oil, firewood and sugar, Some residents who came with their representations told our team that the administration has been making false announcements in the media about the supply of foodgrains and kerosene oil to farmers. The fact was that sugar, kerosene oil, and other such essential commodities which were to have been supplied through ration cards had not reached these areas at all. Most of these items are sold to traders through government agencies at Jammu itself.
False entries are prepared to show their distribution in the destined places.
Same in the far-flung areas of paddar, Marwah, Dachan, Kaljugasar in Doda district and Goolgulabgarh and Ramnagar in Udhampur. Ladakh region suffers from bureaucratic discrimination like any other district in Jammu. Not even 5 per cent of the funds provided for the schemes for the unemployed youth have been implemented in Ladakh region. Not a single industrial project has even undertaken by the state or the Central government. Not even 5 per cent of the unemployed youth have been given the benefit under the Prime Minister s Employment Schemes.