Jammu, 03-12-2022: While the J&K govt had hounded out the opposition leaders one by one from Estates quarters and other govt bungalows during the last few years after dissolution of Assembly, it had surprisingly allowed the unauthorized occupation of govt mansions and even ministerial bungalows by the BJP leaders and its allied parties, said Mr. Harsh Dev Singh, Former Minister and Chairman AAP J&K State Co-ordination Committee. He said that it was shocking to note that BJP leaders who were not holding any position in government and fell in common man’s category were occupying not only ‘Special Type’, ‘A-type’ Estates mansions but many of them were still living in Ministerial Bungalows. And while the opposition leaders including ex-Ministers and heads of recognized political parties were thrown out of Estates quarters’ years back through coercive apparatus of state, the said BJP workers were allowed to retain the same thereby providing the most glaring example of present govt’s dictatorial and autocratic policies besides being indicative of patronized corruption in BJP rule, rued Harsh. Not only that, the political allies of BJP from Kashmir were provided govt bungalows at Gandhi Nagar Jammu to establish their political offices. He was addressing a press conference at Jammu today.

Mr. Singh said that a reply received by him in response to RTI revealed that several BJP workers have been allotted Estates Bungalows which continue to be retained by them in violation of all norms and stipulated procedures. It was further shocking to note that the concerned authorities had allowed the BJP leaders to retain the said Estates bungalows despite categoric orders of their eviction issued repeatedly by the High Court. Not only that the Apni Party and Peoples Conference had been conferred undue favours by allotting govt accommodation for their political offices by defying the orders of the High Court. Strange are the ways of the present regime which provides the most glaring example of the famous proverb “Rules are for fools”. Not only that the govt was demolishing/evicting the poor, marginalized and unemployed in the name of illegal occupation of State lands, it had granted a sort of immunity to the corrupt leaders of ruling party who had encroached huge chunks of State and Forest lands worth crores besides govt bungalows.

       Not only the Estates Bungalows but the security vehicles and PSOs were also being allotted purely on political considerations, said Mr. Singh. He pointed out that all the Ex-MLAs and Ex-Ministers of BJP and JKAP were provided security vehicles and huge paraphernalia of security personnel while denying bare minimum security to opposition leaders. He said that the even top leadership of recognized political parties has also been divested of their due security by withdrawing their escorts, vehicles as well as security PSOs despite facing militants’ threats. The security agencies had withdrawn the security cover of majority of opposition leaders and allotted the same to even the small time lower rung workers of BJP. He reminisced that only last year a report had been made public that a BJP worker of Kashmir had been provided as many as ten PSOs. Likewise many other insignificant people had been provided huge security at public expense in the most arbitrary manner purely on the whims and fancies of the helmsmen.

Seeking a high level probe preferably through CBI into the whole gamut of illegal allotments of govt bungalows and huge encroachments of govt lands and properties by BJP leaders, Mr. Singh called for punitive action against the officers who were acting more as BJP servants than public servants. He said that non adherence to any set of norms and differential treatment of political parties by abusing of public exchequer and conferring benefits upon favourites was not only a crime but a financial scam which needed due attention of the Lt. Governor and Chief Secretary of the UT.

Accusing the BJP leaders of treating the govt properties as their fathers’ fiefdom, Mr. Singh said that such loot of Tax-payers money by BJP-bureaucrat nexus needed due cognizance of various anti corruption bodies.

Mr. Parshotam Parihar and Mr. Kirti Fangotra were also present in the press conference.

Sarva Dharm Samagam
Jammu and Kashmir has remained unique in the country by unified diversity of its
cultures and religions. An adorable bouquet of Muslims with Hindus, Buddhists,
Sikhs and Christians, that lived together happily and amicably under the Dogra
Rule for plus of a century.
Dogras by themselves comprise a healthy mix of all the religions mentioned
above. Regionally, it comprised of three regions distinctly diverse by culture,
language, features, customs and traditions, yet together as Jammu, Kashmir and
Ladakh. Last Maharaja, Hari Singh aptly said, quote “All religions are my
religions & my religion is justice” unquote.
The peace and tranquility of a century was disturbed in 1947 with partition. Bulk
non-Kashmiri speaking areas were unlawfully occupied by Pakistan & continue
to remain so due to India’s premature unilateral ceasefire.
The 118 years old Dogra Sadar Sabha, an apolitical, inclusive of all religions and
a social organisation has successfully endeavored to keep the diverse
populations of Jammu together in mutual respect and brotherhood by bringing
together intelligentsia, religious heads and learned well meaning prominent
citizens from all trades and walks of life on one platform. It saw us through many
‘could be’ crisis situations when the Kashmir Valley and Punjab were disturbed
on communal lines and infections had signs of contaminated overflow.
Dogra Sadar Sabha has stood by message of unconditional ‘Humanity and
amicable brotherhood’; firmly and sternly. To quote an example, Muslim brethren
pulled away the mike from in front of the separatist hawks in Jammu when they
ventured to fan trouble. Suspected trouble makers from Punjab were denied
entry into Jammu.

With such clear cut pious, national and humane aim and purpose we organised
the first “Message of Humanity Conference” in the year 1994. It was a grand
success in fostering and strengthening ties of equitable and mutual love among
various cross sections of Duggar Land. We wanted to make it an annual feature
but the Covid-19 and its aftermath held us back.
Catching on with this background and the thread of this ‘Message of Humanity’
we have planned the current chapter of national bondage as ‘Sarva Dharm
Samagam’ on 8 th of December, 2022 at Teacher Bhawan, Hospital Road, Gandhi
Nagar, Jammu.
We in Dogra Sadar Sabha have been following the Hon’ble Governor Shri Arif
Mohammad Khan closely through his various talks and are unanimously of the
view that the nation today has in him, a great personality to pioneer our mission,
more so when the climate is getting surcharged with elections expected shortly in
the J&K UT.
We are pleased to say that Hon’ble Governor of Kerala State, Shri Arif
Mohammad Khan Ji has very kindly consented to be the Chief Guest on the
occasion and deliver his address on the theme.
We are also pleased to inform that Hon’ble Lt. Governor of the Union Territory of
Jammu and Kashmir, Shri Manoj Kumar Sinha Ji has very kindly consented to
Preside over the Conference.
A bouquet of prominent scholars of Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Buddhism and
Christianity shall enlighten the audience with respective religious grandeur.
J&K Dogra Sadar Sabha cordially invites all respected citizens to attend and
grace the scheduled “Message of Humanity” Conference being organized at the
Teacher Bhawan Auditorium, Hospital Road, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu on 8 th of
December, 2022 (Thursday) from 01-00 p.m. onwards. All participants are
requested to take their seats by 12-30 p.m. sharp for security reasons.
Prominent among those who present in the Press Conference were Abdul Majid,
Col. Karan Singh, Prem Sagar Gupta, G A Khawaja, Brig M S Jamwal, Col. Dr.
Virendra K Sahi, VrC, H A Siddiqui, Gambhir Dev Singh Charak, Syed Amanat
Ali Shah, Chander Mohan Sharma, Ravi Slathia, Janak Khajuria, Ch. R A
Inqlabi, S. Satinder Singh and Others.