Responding to the release of the District Good Governance Index (DGGI) for J&K, CPI(M) leader Mohamed Yousuf Tarigami on Saturday said that claims of good governance and development in J&K is far from ground realities.
One of the principle fundamentals of good governance is participation and representation of people, a right that continues to be denied to the people of J K.
Releasing such indexes is intended only to help the government optics-wise, CPI (M) said in a statement.
However, the ground reality of dilapidated roads, erratic power supply, inaccessibility of potable water combined with huge unemployment, social unrest is reflecting a contrasting picture. For good governance, accountability is the key for ensuring freedom of the press, freedom of expression and association is paramount.
The government must at the first instance restore the rights of the people which unfortunately are being denied to them.