Jammu, Oct 7: Jammu and Kashmir Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday expressed grave concern over the alarming surge in dengue cases across the Jammu division, accusing the present NC Government and the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) of utter negligence and failure to implement preventive measures to curb the spread of the disease.

Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters, Trikuta Nagar, Jammu, BJP spokesperson and former Deputy Mayor, Purnima Sharma, along with Dr Pardeep Mahotra, media secretary, J&K BJP, warned the NC-led government against playing with public health and demanded immediate corrective action.

Purnima Sharma said that Jammu was witnessing a steep rise in dengue infections, with eighty-nine new cases reported on Saturday alone, taking the total tally to

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