Jammu, 29-12-2022: Strongly flaying the present dispensation for its failure to curb militancy and cross border terror being exported to J&K from across the border by the hostile neighbour, Mr. Harsh Dev Singh, Former Minister and Chairman AAP J&K SCC said that mere condemnation of Pakistan could no longer satisfy the people of erstwhile state. It was shocking that a hitherto peaceful Jammu region had also become vulnerable during BJPs proxy rule in the UT. Not only was yesterday’s incident at Sidhra Jammu an eye opener for the govt and security agencies but the earlier militant attacks in Udhampur, Katra, Rajouri and elsewhere in Jammu province had punctured the tall claims of helmsmen of having restored normalcy in the UT. He was addressing a press conference in Jammu today.

Holding the BJP regime responsible for the present crisis in J&K, Mr. Harsh Dev said that its imprudence and flawed policies had resulted in unabated bloodshed and mayhem claiming precious lives of innocents as well as security personnel. He said that militancy had almost died down in J&K during the popular govts but the reckless experimentation of the present rulers resulted in gradual deterioration of the security scenario creating early 90’s situation in the erstwhile state. Accusing the BJP govt of deflecting the blame on Pakistan every day and for every act of violence, Mr. Singh questioned the locus of the BJP for continuing in power. “You can’t abdicate your responsibility by merely cursing Pakistan. It is your primary duty and constitutional obligation to protect the lives of the citizens on which count you have miserably failed”, asserted Mr. Singh.

      Charging the BJP govt with treating J&K as a workshop and conducting weird experimentation over it during the last few years, Mr. Harsh Dev Singh said that such a flawed approach of the centre had led to massive complications with an all-round disenchantment prevailing in the new UT as a consequence thereof. What was the rationale in breaking the oldest state and converting it into UTs?, questioned Mr. Singh. “Not only was the state demoted to the level of UT, but the people have been deprived of their right to have a democratically elected govt for the last more than four years. The Assembly having been suspended and consequently dissolved in 2018, the people are being subjected to proxy rule of the centre. The growing alienation amongst the youth in particular is being downplayed and dis-regarded. The entire focus of the BJP govt is on its political expansion deliriously oblivious of the growing tensions and escalation in militancy in the UT. And while the killings of innocents has become a routine affair in J&K, the BJP leadership continues to harp on formation of  govt in J&K and winning 50 seats therein without uttering a word to save the erstwhile State from death and destruction. It seems that the BJP wants to keep the pot boiling in J&K so that it could exploit the present situation as political firecracker in other states for its vote bank politics, asserted Harsh adding further the normalcy shall never be achieved as long as centre continued to rule J&K by proxy.

Jammu Dec 29:

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Show resentment against adamant attitude of the Government towards Rehbar-e-Khel teachers.

State Spokesperson AAP, Partap Singh Jamwal said that Rehbar-e-Khel teachers were recruited in Jammu and Kashmir Government under Department of Youth Services and Sports and these employees are now serving in different education institutions.
“Although, the LG administration has recently proposed to de-freeze the posts which were earlier freezed for ReK and in this regard, the BJP framed a committee, headed by former Deputy CM, Kavinder Gupta but nothing has been done so far,” Partap said.
Partap said that former LG Murmu had framed a committee to find a way to ease the sufferings of ReK teachers to for reducing probation period from 7 years to 5 years at par with Rehber-e-Taleem and assured us for enhancement of the salary but unfortunately, the present LG administration has freezed all the posts and also announced that vacant posts send to recruitment agencies for its fulfilment.
Partap said that the Rehbar-e-Khel teachers are running from pillar to post in order to get their grievance redressed but unfortunately their pleas have fallen into deaf ears.
AAP demanded that the Govt immediately cancel the GAD order over freezing of the posts and reduce the probation period from seven years to five years also demanded to look into the matter and solve their grievances at an earliest.

Billawar: Former Minister Dr Manohar Lal Sharma today organized public meeting at Six Acres Farm Mandli Billawar . Earlier Dr Manohar sought blessings at Mal Mata Sukrala Devi and also at Mahadev Mandir Billawar Town , Narsingh Dev Kough,Jastar and Durung for peace and prosperity in J&K.Speaking on the occasion, Dr Manohar accused the Union Government of reducing status of people to fourth class who voted them to power in assembly as well as parliamentary polls.“The honour of people of Jammu has been compromised and downgraded by the leaders who claimed to be the champion of their cause in the region. BJP climbed political ladder rising voice against discrimination with the people of this regionv and, ended up doing same disparity with the people who gave them power to rule the country,” alleged Dr Manohar.Dr Manohar pledged that he will fight for the cause of people of J&K and invited secular minded people to come on one platform to fight for the cause to restore lost honour.“Right of our youth on Government jobs has been snatched and given to outsiders despite knowing how our youth get education in troubling times of militancy and frequent border disturbance in Jammu and Kashmir,” he said.

Dr Manohar alleged that the people of Jammu were hurt when they were reserved for forth class jobs. “Dogras have 200 years old proud history. We will not compromise out the rights of the people,” he said. “Jammu people always trusted BJP as their voice and voted them in assembly and parliamentary elections. However, same feeling cheated by the Central Government because no one will go to Kashmir valley amid current situation, while Jammu will face the burden of new domicile laws,” he alleged.He claimed that BJP will have to pay heavy price for the conspiracy which it has allegedly “knitted against people of J&K.” “Today the situation on ground is that all the communities are up in arms against BJP as all are feeling cheated at the hands of BJP’s wrong policies,” Dr Manohar maintained adding, if BJP Govt claims to be honest and judicious, they should come before the public and justify how several decisions in J&K taken against the wishes of the people, who are the real stakeholders.He said Jammu and Kashmir lost their identity under BJP and appealed to the people to support him in the fight for the restoration of statehood.

Dr Manohar further said that “BJP regime has destroyed Jammu and Kashmir in various spheres, as it lost its identity, status, right over jobs, lands, opportunities of trade and transport and business besides whatsoever selections and recruitment were done in the UT, witnessed corruption and scams,” he said. He said that people have exploited in the name of a bright future, control prices, and two crore jobs annually. But all their promises have fallen flat, except politics of hate and division, he said. He said that Jammu and Kashmir was a historical state with much better living conditions than most states in the country, but now it has been pushed into an atmosphere of political uncertainty.

The former Minister asserted BJP has vitiated the political, social, secular, and democratic atmosphere in the country and Jammu and Kashmir. He alleged the BJP government was delaying the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir on one pretext or another to deny people their democratic rights.He said that while no initiative has been taken to install a popular government in Jammu and Kashmir, the administration seem to have been outsourced to bureaucrats, mostly from outside the Union Territory and having hardly any connect with the masses who are deprived of even basic amenities.”The BJP-led government was inventing one excuse after another to deny people their democratic rights and to continue its proxy rule,” he said. Democracy has been reduced to a farce in Jammu and Kashmir with the political process having been rendered defunct and political parties discredited and discouraged and opposition parties suppressed, he alleged.

Dr Manohar slammed BJP for putting J&K’s interests and development subservient to the pleasure of their vested interests.He said BJP has created a unique situation, which shows their convergence in sticking to power but demonstrates divergence to the extent of jingoism when it comes to inciting passions on core issues.”“The lack of cohesion and vision has made people of J&K suffer on account of development,” he said and made a particular mention of the BJP and dared its leadership to list their achievements with regard to fulfilling the developmental needs of J&K people.He said that despite being in power at the centre and in State the party failed miserably on the governance front and let down J&K on all fronts.“The BJP has nothing to showcase as its achievement, least to fulfilling liberal promises during elections,” he said and observed that the treachery and deceit of the BJP is haunting Jammu people who reposed their unflinching faith and support to it with the hope that Jammu may perhaps get a better deal as during the days of its wilderness in the opposition, the BJP leaders were crying hoarse over discrimination and neglect.He said in the absence of an elected government, the LG administration has failed badly to pursue all those connected with development for giving push to the schemes and projects aimed at overall development and welfare of various areas and different segments of society.

Prominent among those present on the occasion include Sham Spolia Senior Leader, Th Bhudhi Singh Senior Leader. Sarpanch Mukesh ji, Sarpanch Romesh Kumar ji, Karan Singh Ex Sarpanch, Romesh Spolia Ex Sarpanch, Narinder Sharma ji Senior Leader, Shiv Kumar Ex Sarpanch, Ali Mohd Lone (Retd) Tehsildar, Tek Chand (Retd) Master, Romesh Verma ji, Subash Singh Biloria Municipalty Corporator, Romesh Bhagat Municipalty Corporator, Ved Parkash (Retd) Head Master, Mohd Rafiq (Retd) Range Officer, Tara Chand (Retd) Range Officer, Romy Sumbria, Hans Raj Ex Sarpanch, Romal Singh(Retd) ZEO, Ved Parkash, Mulkh Raj, Batcher Singh, Vipul Sharma Youth Leader, Mohinder jeet Raina (Retd) Range officer, Ch Mahmood, Rangeel Singh Makhanu, Sarpanch Puran Chand, Sunil Singh Bhadwal, Mohan lal Padha (Retd) Master, Krishan Singh Miyan, Bishan Dass Gupta, Puran Singh (Retd) Master, Ram Lal Bhatti (Retd) Master, Dr Romesh ji(Retd)Romal Singh, Dyal Singh, Chran Dass Thangria, Ratttan Chand Tripathi ji, Ashok Tripathi Pyt Member, Isher Dass Sangra ji, Braim Singh, Tilk Pathak ji, Joginder Sharma ji.

Jammu
On the occasion of the 138th Foundation Day of the Congress Party, members of the Congress Seva Dal hoisted the party flag. The program was presided over by Congress Seva Dal President Vijay Sharma Babbi. Talking to party workers after hoisting the flag, Vijay Sharma said that during these 138 years, Congress has made a very important contribution from liberating the country to making it a world power. Congress is such a party which has a history of its own. Party leaders have sacrificed their lives for the service of the country. The Congress party believes in serving the nation selflessly. This party never compromised on principles for the sake of power. He said that today if India is one of the leading countries of the world, then all the credit goes to Congress only. Congress leaders worked with sweat and blood to make this country great. Kuldeep Kumar, Parvez Wani, Gopal, OP Bhagat, Dharam Pal, Kaushal Parihar, Prakash Chand, Ali Shah, Suresh Kumar, Ranjit Singh and other members were present on this occasion.