JAMMU, Aug. 19 -- The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Provincial President (Jammu) Rattan Lal Gupta has come down heavily on the BJP led Central Government for its glaring inaction and apathetic attitude towards the recent natural disaster in Chisoti, Kishtwar.
Gupta questioned why, despite the sheer scale of destruction and loss of lives - "unseen in recent times," as he put it - the Union Government continues to drag its feet instead of stepping up with tangible relief measures.
"It's been over a week, and the Union Home Minister is yet to visit the disaster-hit site, let alone announce any meaningful relief," said Gupta, adding that the government's response reeks of indifference.
He compared the Centre's immediate, often swift,...