The 1st meeting of Jammu District (Rural) of the political affairs committee along with core committee members of Dogra Sadar Sabha (DSS) was held at Bishnah on 18 March 2019 under the Chairmanship of Th. Gulchain Singh Charak, Former minister and President DSS, as per the decisions reached at the meeting of political affairs committee held at Dogra Bhawan Jammu on 16th March 2019.The meeting was attended by a large number of members from Bishnah, RS Pura, Vijaypur and Bari Brahmana areas specially the border belt which included Panches, Sarpanches, Namberdars, Chowkidar, Ex-servicemen and other prominent persons.
The proceeding of the meeting started with the address by the president DSS in which he explained in detail the circumstances for the formation of Political Affairs Committee and the way forward particularly in view of the impending elections in the state and the views of the participants were ascertained on the move. All the participants wholeheartedly and enthusiastically supported the political initiative floated by the political Affairs committee and even exhorted the president to immediately implement the idea to form the political outfit of DSS. They also appealed to the Political Affairs Committee to nominate Sh. Ghambir Dev Singh Charak as candidate for the Jammu Constituency in the forthcoming parliamentary elections. It was also decided to pose the questions on the various issues as discussed in the political affairs committee meeting as well as in the meeting held at Bishnah to the various potential candidates for parliamentary elections in the ensuing elections.
Other important points raised by the members included rejuvenation of irrigation system, desilting of canals/distributries, control of drug menace, solve problems related to medical facilities, supply of electricity in the rural areas and misuse/misappropriation of huge amounts of funds being released by different centrally sponsored schemes. It was brought out that not a single person in the area has benefitted from such schemes so far. The point regarding construction of sub standard bunkers for the residents of Border areas was forcefully raised by Ex-Sarpanch Dr. Raghvir Singh. It was brought out by him that the bunkers were made in such a way that in the event of one shell landing at the entrance will kill all those taking shelter in the bunker besides the problem of water seepage in the bunkers which prevents the people getting inside.
The prominent persons who spoke in the meeting were Madan Lal Bhagat, Kirpal Singh, Mehar Singh, Sohan Singh, Subedar Dewan Singh, Raj Kumar, Capt. Harshvarden, all Sarpanches and Panches. The members who spoke from the central DSS included Brig. (Retd.) MS Jamwal, Sh. Prem Gupta, Sh. Hakumat Singh (Retd. SP) and S. Kulbir Singh.
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