Jammu. Th. Gulchain Singh Charak, Former Minister and President, Dogra Sadar Sabha, Jammu and Kashmir, has expressed serious concern over a spate of non – popular and harsh decisions of the UT administration and ignoring some of the most important issues of the UT (particularly Jammu region) that have invited ire of one or the other section of the local population. He was addressing a press conference at Jammu here today.
Citing the recent ill planned drive on retrieval of encroached lands and constructions, decision on imposition of property tax with effect from 1 April, 2023, cancellation of selection process of Sub-inspectors of police, financial Account Assistants on account of paper leaks which shows utter failure of the agencies responsible for recruitments, due to which carrier of thousands of highly qualified youths is put to high risk, besides creating anxiety and restlessness among the youths and cancellation of results of recruitment to two Border Battalions of Jammu and Kashmir Police following discrepancies noticed in the software application of the implementing agency, playing down of environmental degradation, landslides and incidents of damage to houses and lands along Jammu – Srinagar national highway caused by faulty execution of road widening project, breach of Ranbir Canal at Dharap putting thousands of farmers to inconvenience, growing restlessness amongst unemployed youth and casual labourers/ daily wagers, PM Package employees refusing to serve in Kashmir province because of selective killings and security threats, no action on deportation of Rohingyas, Shri Charak has said that gradually, the nationalist forces in the UT are finding themselves on a defensive as people have begun to question the benefits of abrogating Article 370 of Indian Constitution and partitioning the State of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh into two Union Territories. He said that although cosmetic touches are being given and infrastructure is being developed under the Smart City Jammu Project, but ‘regrettably’, the heritage value of its monuments within the walled city Jammu is not being taken proper care. Even the roofs of the whole Mubarak Mandi Heritage Complex have been dismantled and exposed to vagaries of weather damaging the fabulous, artistic, priceless interiors and the work is nowhere nearing completion.
Shri Charak said that it appears some black-sheep in the administration within the Union Territory and even at the Union Capital are misguiding the UT top-brass and national leadership and not bringing the reality of grassroots level to their knowledge. He apprehended a conspiracy at different levels to widen the gulf between the government and the common people and asked the PM, HM and LG to be aware and more accessible to voice of the people. He emphasized that the common citizen shouldn’t feel that he or she is being ignored and suppressed. The administration must be directed to be more responsive though stern against anti-national and disruptive forces.
On behalf of the Dogra Sadar Sabha, J&K, Shri Charak has asked the Hon’ble Lt. Governor Shri Manoj Sinha, the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi and Hon’ble Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah, to be sensitive and heed to the public issues. He has asked the government not take such decisions which go against the poor, law abiding and nationalist citizens of the UT. Rather, the administration should facilitate them in earning their honest and respectable livelihood.
The Sabha has asked the Hon’ble Lt. Governor to suitably expand his Advisory Committee by appropriately including sons of the soil of integrity steeped in local culture and ethos besides possessing administrative capability, so that voice of the common man is reflected in the governance and a congenial atmosphere is created for holding of the much awaited Assembly Elections.
In the end all the members of Sabha condemned the terrorist act in which Mr Sanjay Sharma a member of minority community was killed recently at Pulwama and demanded a proper planning to save the innocent People.
Prominent Among those present in the press conference were G.A Khawaja Add. Gen Secy, Col Dr Virendera K Sahi VrC Conveyer Media Cell, Gambhir Dev Singh I/C Youth Wing, Chander Mohan Sharma Secy Media Cell, Amant Ali Shah Joint Secy, Ravi Singh Slathia and others
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