Srinagar, Oct. 6 -- Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Chaudhary on Tuesday opposed any move to shut down public sector undertakings (PSUs) in the union Territory, saying the institutions were established with great difficulty and constitute part of J&K's heritage.
"PSUs were built with great difficulty; they were established during the time of Sher-e-Kashmir Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Sahib. They are our heritage. Why should they be shut down?" Chaudhary said while responding to questions from reporters on the sidelines of a function at Government Silk Weaving Factory, Rajbagh.
He said the government would instead examine the reasons behind the decline of PSUs and fix accountability wherever required.
"How did these PSUs go ...