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| Anti-govt protests rock Jammu on darbar move re-opening | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 7: Protests rocked Jammu on the re-opening of Civil Secretariat here as part of the bi-annual darbar move, with the opposition parties holding separate demonstrations, accusing the BJP-PDP led state government of complete failure on all fronts.
Congress activists led by President of J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC), G A Mir and other senior leaders of the state unit of the party marched towards the building of Civil Secretariat, but were stopped on way.
Police used batons to stop the protesting workers of both the parties from moving towards the secretariat building.
"Five of our women workers were injured in the cane charge. Several of our senior leaders including Mir and several former ministers are amongst 300 party workers who courted arrested today," Chief Spokesman of state Congress Ravinder Sharma claimed.
He said the party was forced to come on the roads to protest the "complete failure of the state and the Central government" on all fronts.
Congress workers also raised slogans against the BJP-PDP coalition government.
"Not a single promise that was made to the people of the country and the state prior to the elections has been fulfilled. The people of the country and the state are left in the lurch," Sharma said.
Activists of National Conference led by Mustafa Kamal, Party General Secretary and several senior leaders staged a protest march from the party office in Jammu but were stopped as they marched towards the Civil Secretariat.
"Over 300 of our workers including the Provincial President and other senior leaders courted arrest," NC spokesman, Madan Mantoo said.
Accusing the BJP-PDP coalition in the state of "complete failure" to govern the state, the NC leader said, "be it Kashmir or Jammu or Ladakh, this BJP-PDP government has completely failed on all the fronts."
Mantoo said that while the people of Kashmir were suffering due to the continuous unrest in the valley for the past over four months, the people in Jammu are facing the worst-ever situation due to ceasefire violations from across the border.
"Be it the promise of making bunkers for the border residents or giving them five Marla plots, the government has failed to do anything in this regard.The government has miserably failed on all the fronts," Mantoo said.
Meanwhile Peeved over the fast deteriorating situation in J&K and failure of State govt. to restore law and order, scores of JKNPP activists today led by Harsh Dev Singh Chairman JKNPP and. Yash Paul Kundal State President Young Panthers staged a protest demonstration and sought dismissal of BJP-PDP Govt. and imposition of Governor Rule at Exhibition Ground Jammu today. The angry protestors raised slogans against the State govt. and torched its effigy for its gross failure on all fronts.
Alleging total collapse of law and order with the State government failing to address the grievances of the people in Jammu region, Mr. Harsh Dev Singh divulged that in the wake of worst ever Pak mortar shelling and firing all along the IB and LoC the residents of forward hamlets had suffered a huge loss of life, property, crops and cattle stock due to non provision of shelters at safer zones.
He said that besides the repeated false promises of 5 marlas of residential plots doled out by the State government to each family of border dwellers, no ex- gratia and the benefits of SRO 43 had been given to the NoK of the deceased persons
Meanwhile, Over a hundred members of Bakarwal today criticized Forest Department for allegedly forcefully vacating government land.
A large number of people were gathered outside the press club of Jammu and shouted slogans against state government.
They alleged that oppressed tribal and minorities are not being treated democratically. The agitated Bakarwal bring an unconscious 70 years old woman on cart, and held protest outside the press club.
"The woman fell unconscious due heart attacked last night, as the forest officials illegally attacked on the community", said that protestors adding that the forest officials were escorted some local unidentified goons, entered the locality and trashed the inmates.
The protestors marched towards secretariat, but they were stopped by the police. They also shouted slogans against Forest Minister Ch. Lal Singh.
Addressing the gathering, Ch Talib Hussain Chief Parton (GBSWA) said that they would further intensify the agitation if their demands are not met. |
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