Jammu, Feb 7: In her maiden Legislative Assembly speech during the Budget session, Nagrota MLA Devyani Rana paid tribute to her late father, senior leader Devender Singh Rana, while flaying sharp cuts in disaster management allocations amid rising climate risks in J&K.
Addressing Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s Budget, she warned: “Cutting disaster-related funds sends the wrong signal when people face floods, landslides, and extreme weather. We need equitable relief, stronger preparedness, and resilient infrastructure.”
Rana spotlighted sanitation workers’ plight, urging: “These essential workers clean public toilets with dignity—the government must ensure regular, fair pay.”
She called the Power Development Department’s state “deeply disturbing,” citing chronic shortages, low capital spending, and weak infrastructure even in the capital.
“We’re elected to serve people sincerely and urgently,” Rana reminded the House.
