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| Assembly erupts over daily wagers' regularization | | BUDGET SESSION 2025 | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 11: The issue of regularizing daily wagers sparked heated debates in the Legislative Assembly, as the ruling National Conference (NC) and opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) blamed each other for the plight of thousands of workers awaiting job security.
Amid the uproar, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah announced the formation of a committee under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo to devise a roadmap for the regularization of daily-rated wagers.
The announcement followed a tense debate, a day after police resorted to lathicharge on protesting daily wagers attempting to march toward the Civil Secretariat.
The opposition BJP, raising concerns over the delay in regularization, strongly condemned the police action against protesting workers, particularly those from the Jal Shakti department. However, the ruling NC countered the BJP’s stance, accusing the party of hypocrisy and failing to address the issue during its tenure.
Chanting slogans of "Chor Machaye Shor," NC members criticized the BJP for its inaction when in power, arguing ... | |
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| NC ‘halted’ daily wagers’ regularization in 2014: Sham Lal | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 11: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former minister in the NC-Congress coalition, Sham Lal Sharma on Tuesday accused the National Conference (NC) of deliberately keeping the regularisation of daily wagers in Jammu and Kashmir in limbo. He also claimed that the present dispensation is lying about not having the data on the number of daily-rated workers.
Sharma told a news agency that when the NC-Congress was in power back in 2014, the data on dai... | |
| | | | CM announces committee to devise framework | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 11: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today announced to constitute a committee under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo to devise a roadmap for the regularization of daily-rated wagers.
Replying to the discussion on Budget 2025, the Chief Minister said, “Through this House, I am announcing the formation of a committee under the Chief Secretary, with the Additional Chief Secretary to the CM, Commissioner Secretary GAD, Planning Secretary, and Law Secretary. Within six months, we will finalize a framework, determine the exact number of daily wagers, and legally and financially assess how they can be regularized. Then, the policy will be discussed he... | |
| | | | ‘Tawi River Front project to be completed next month’ | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 11: Minister for Jal Shkati, Javed Ahmad Rana, today informed the House that the Tawi River Front Project (Phase 1) shall be completed in April, 2025 with an allotted cost of Rs 143.00 crore. The Minister was replying to a question raised by Arvind Gupta in the Legislative Assembly.
He informed that 96 percent and 94 percent physical progress has been achieved on the left bank and right bank of the river respectively.
Regarding the Tawi Barrage works, the Mi... | |
| | | | No control over Police, says CM | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 11: Asserting that the lathi charge on the protesting daily wage employees of the Jal Shakti department should not have happened, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said he does not hold control over the police. As the House assembled for the day, opposition members highlighted the massive protests by the daily wagers demanding release of wages and regularisation of jobs, and criticised the lathi charge on them.
The BJP members staged a walkout as a ruckus erupted, when the BJP and National Conference members engaged in a verbal duel over the matter.
Intervening, Abdullah said, “You (BJP MLA Vikram Randhawa) have asked a question, ... | |
| | | | ‘India, Bharat or Hindustan, call it by whichever name’ | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 11: Asserting that this country is known by its three names — Bharat, India and Hindustan — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said citizens may call it by any name that resonates with them.
Responding to a question on the comments made by RSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale, who insisted at a function that if the country’s name is Bharat, it should exclusively be called that, Abdullah said, “We call it Bharat. We call it India. W... | |
| | | | ‘Naya Kashmir’ budget, BJP narrative: Lone | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 11: Peoples Conference president Sajad Gani Lone on Tuesday said the budget presented by chief minister Omar Abdullah is parroting “Naya Kashmir” narrative of BJP.
Lone, who represents Handwara assembly segment, said the budget is parroting “Naya Kashmir” narrative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi
“The Prime Minister’s Development Package which was criticised by them has suddenly become transformational. Whatever they (NC) have negated politically in the last... | |
| | | | MHA declares AAC, IM unlawful associations under UAPA | | Both organizations pose ‘threat to unity, integrity’ of Bharat: HM Amit Shah | | 
New Delhi, Mar 11:
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday announced that Awami Action Committee and ‘Jammu & Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen’ have been declared unlawful associations under UAPA. “Jammu & Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen’ and ‘Awami Action Committee' have been declared unlawful associations under UAPA. These organizations were found inciting people to cause law and order situations, posing a threat to the unity and integrity of Bharat. Anyone found involved in activitie... | |
| | | | Petition challenging nomination of 5 MLAs listed for Mar 20 | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 11: The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has scheduled March 20 for the hearing on a petition challenging the nomination of five Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) in the Union Territory’s assembly. The petition, filed by former Member of Legislative Council (MLC) and chief spokesperson of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC), Ravinder Sharma, questions the legality of these nominations and their implications on the electoral p... | |
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