The terror strike near Akhara camp has left at least 18 unsuspecting civilians injured to include pilgrims to Buddha Amarnathji and one cop in Distt Poonch of Jammu region. Half of the injured are reported serious. This happened when a delegation under the Co-convenor of the All Jammu Civil Society Forum (AJCSF) Shri Abdul Majid and former DC Sh. Mohd. Aslam Qureshi were at Rajouri visiting the area to strengthen the ties of communal harmony, mutual brotherhood and national unity for which this remote hilly area is known for. Other team of AJCSF under the Chairmanship of the convener Th. Gulchain Singh comprising of General Secretary Annil Suri, Sh. Yashpal Gupta, S. Peter, Kuldip Wahi, Neeraj Anand, were holding similar meetings at Jammu where an unconfirmed news of sighting suspected terrorists was causing panic.
In one voice the members of AJCSF condemned the failure of government and the security agencies who have obviously failed in the sparks of terror from reaching the peaceful Jammu region. The epic centre of trouble, in the few affected areas of Kashmir Valley as such seem out of control and there is no sign of governance or any law enforcing or administrative authority there.
Denouncing this surrender to lawless elements in the strongest words the AJCSF Convener Th. Gulchain Singh Charak urged the government to contain the evil from spreading and disturbing the otherwise peaceful life in Jammu region. With the threats of strikes and identified areas in Jammu, there is need for extra vigilance and additional security troops. The aftermath of any possible strikes in this area could have devastating impacts both in public order and the government that is in place only with the support from Jammu people.
The Jammu region is suffering in many ways. Governance has paralyzed trade and tourism, pilgrimage are jeopardized. He strongly called for activating the winter secretariat to clear the backlog of work of the Jammu region. Some members suggested moving the secretariat to move back to Jammu if it has become untenable, inoperative and defunct in the Valley till the situation normalizes there.
In the meeting, the leading businessmen, traders and industrialists pledged their all out support to the very timely initiative taken by the Civil Society of Jammu province for forming the body namely “AJCSF”, “It was the need of the day “, they said, “when the administration is not in sight, politicians in the hiding and the government paralyzed”. “We are with you singly and collectively” said they in one voice and will help in promoting and protecting the cause of Jammu in every possible way rising above all other considerations, whatsoever.
Taking a very strong view of the terror strike after repeated calls of alerts and in the face of perceived threats, the AJCSF expressed its dismay over the concern shown by the authorities and their utter failure in containing the trouble and protecting the nationalist and secular population of the State outside the few troubled areas of Kashmir. In a strong voice the AJCSF declared that “enough has been enough” and the Jammu region will not tolerate any further indifference and second fiddle treatment meted out to it so far.
Important leading businessmen and AJCSF team members among others who attended the meeting were S/Sh Vinod Sachdeva, Chander Gulati, Tejwant Singh Reen, Attar Singh, Rahul Sahai, Sandeep Gupta, Deepak Gupta, Col. Dr.Virender Kumar Sahi, Dr. Navindu Raizada, Rajesh Gupta, Parveen Gupta, Surinder Mahajan, S. Kulbir Singh, Vijay Sharma, S.P Langar, Davinder Batra, Raghbir Chander Gupta & Pavan Nanda.
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