Chenani, 02-01-2023: Accusing the BJP govt of dilly dallying over the issue of holding Assembly Elections in J&K, Mr. Harsh Dev Singh, Former Minister and senior AAP leader said that the saffron regime seemed to be hell bent to deny the people of the UT their right to have a democratically elected govt of their own. Despite the 4 year long proxy rule in J&K since 2018 having proved a flop show, there was hardly any indication of restoring popular govt in the UT in the near future. He said that BJP govt had failed to deliver and to redeem its promises and therefore evading elections on one pretext or the other for the last four years besides having created huge confusion by spreading canards of preponement of panchayat and local bodies polls in the UT. Having antagonized its own electorates as well, the BJP was trying hard to buy time and thereby resorting to delay and deny tactics over the issue of conduct of Assembly elections in J&K. Scared to face the people in the wake of its multiple betrayals with peoples’ cause, it preferred repeated postponement of polls and continuation of its proxy rule in the UT, said Mr. Singh. He was addressing huge gatherings in Bali and Moud villages of Chenani constituency.

Reiterating the need for the early elections to J&K Legislative Assembly in J&K, Mr. Singh said that any delay in this regard would not only amount to subversion of democracy but also violate the orders of the Supreme Court. The people could not be deprived of their democratic rights in the state only for the political inexpediencies of the ruling party at the centre by taking to frivolous excuses, said Mr. Singh. He said that a full time elected govt was a must to deal with the armed insurgency in the erstwhile state besides coping with the multiple issues confronting the UT. The militancy which had erupted in early 90s in J&K had gradually subsided after the formation of an elected govt in the state. It had almost died down during popular govts but unfortunately got revived during the centre’s proxy rule. Any delay therefore in handing over power to the sons of soil through free and fair elections could prove counterproductive and further complicate the already volatile situation in the UT said Harsh.

Pointing towards the growing tensions in various parts of the UT and the failure of administration to come up to the peoples’ expectations, Mr. Singh said that bureaucratic rule was no answer to the prevalent crisis. The LG administration had lost connection with the masses. The unemployed, semi-employed and contractuals were on the roads with none to even take note of their sufferings and grievances. The people inhabiting the rural areas were suffering badly for basic amenities with no access whatsoever to the corridors of power. With hardly any forum to ventilate their grievances, the people were suffering badly in the absence of a popular govt thereby resulting in growing alienation amongst the masses.

Jammu, January 2: Condemning the Rajouri attacks, senior Congress leader Bharat Priye has said that terrorists want to disturb communal harmony through these attacks at the behest of Pakistan. Bharat Priye said that terrorists killed 4 people in Dangri village of Rajouri on Sunday while carrying out the incident of target killing. After this, two innocent children died in the bomb blasts. So far, a total of 6 people have lost their lives in these attacks while more than 1 dozen people are injured. He wished the injured a speedy recovery and expressed condolences to the families of the deceased. But a high-level inquiry should be conducted into the matter as to how the terrorists finally reached inside the village and how the bomb blasts took place in the same village the very next day itself. Bharat Priye said that every citizen of the country has full faith in the bravery of the Indian security forces that they will soon take revenge of this attack by taking the terrorists to hell, but no one can compensate the loss of those who have lost their relatives. can. During the investigation of this case, every aspect should be brought to the fore as to how the terrorists reached the village and who supported them. Strict action should also be taken against officers dereliction of duty as such attacks show security failure. Bharat Priya said that Congress strongly condemns this attack.

Dr. Rashi Taggar, Faculty at School of Business, SMVD University chaired a session in the 20th AIMS International Conference on Management organized by The Association of Indian Management Scholars (AIMS) International and Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIM-K), supported by the International Forum of Management Scholars . Around 100 papers were presented on IIM-K campus from 28 to 30 Dec 2022 and more than 100 papers were presented online from 01-02 Jan 2023. Dr. Taggar chaired the online session on COVID-19 on 1st January 2023.The papers presented in this session discussed the impact of COVID-19 on virtual learning, higher education, working women, baking start-ups, social media trends in corona period, FMCG sector, Indian economy, mental well-being and recovery from the virus.

Jammu, January 2:
Congress Seva Dal President Vijay Sharma Babbi has expressed grief over the death of people in the terrorist attack and bomb blast in Rajouri. Vijay Sharma said that killing of many innocent people by terrorists in Rajouri district within 15 days is very worrying. The case of killing of two civilians outside the army camp in Rajouri was yet to be resolved that on the very first day of the year, terrorists entered a village and killed 4 people. More than 10 people were injured in this attack. After this, the next day, two children were killed and many were injured in IED blasts in the houses which were targeted by the terrorists. Vijay Sharma said that the terrorists responsible for this attack should be brought to their end as soon as possible and action should also be taken against the officers who were lax in security. He said that in a sensitive area like Rajouri, people of one community are being continuously targeted by terrorists to disturb communal harmony. Two such attacks within a fortnight is a direct evidence of the negligence of the government and security agencies. He said that every citizen of the country, including the Congress, is with the bereaved families and the Congress party demands a high-level inquiry into the matter.