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.

Jammu, Dec 29 : A day after four terrorists were killed in an encounter here, police on Thursday launched search operations in several areas, including at the general bus stand and railway station, to trace the truck driver who fled from the spot before the gunfight started.

The encounter broke out between the terrorists and security forces after a truck loaded with husk was intercepted near near Tawi Bridge along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Wednesday morning, while the vehicle was on its way to Kashmir.

The truck driver fled the scene taking advantage of dense fog before the gunfight started, a police official said, adding search operations and checking of vehicles were intensified to trace him.

Special Operations Group of the Jammu and Kashmir Police cordoned Bajalta forest, about seven km from the scene of the gunfight, and carried out a thorough search operation, the official said, adding the operation is still underway and further details are awaited.

Security forces were also seen checking the identity cards of commuters at bus stands and Jammu railway station. Besides this, several checkpoints have also come up at various places in the city and along the highway including Indira Chowk.

Immediately after the encounter, Additional Director General of Police, Jammu Zone, Mukesh Singh said the search is being done at bus stands, railway stations and marketplaces, while all checkpoints have also been alerted to arrest the fleeing truck driver.

“The number plate of the truck is fake. The engine and chassis number has also been tampered and the help of forensic teams will be sought in this regard,” he had said.

A huge cache of arms and ammunition including seven AK-47 rifles, one M4 rifle, three pistols, 14 grenades and around 50,000 were recovered from the possession of the slain terrorists whose identity and group affiliation are awaited.

The officials said sniffer dogs were also pressed into service and efforts are on to nab the driver and also to identify the owner of the truck. PTI