MLA threatens to gherao CM’s residence

Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Apr 20: MLA Langate Er Rasheed has threatened that he will ‘gherao’ Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s residence and will not allow him to enter the Civil Secretariat on first day after the offices reopen in Srinagar if his Govt. does not take any concrete action against those involved in spurious drug scam.
Addressing a press conference here today, Er Rasheed alleged that Chief Minister has not been able to take any action against any of the Ministers involved in scandals and corruption charges.
He said that Sham Lal Sharma and Taj Mohi-ud-Din are running state affairs like a private enterprise and this has deeply shaken faith of common masses in the State Government.
“Had such a thing happened in another part of country all those who are involved would have been taken to task. But it seems as if Govt. of India has declared special status for Jammu & Kashmir by ensuring that no action should be taken against those who are misusing power and treating the state resources as their ancestors’ property and operates them like money making machines,” MLA said.
Er Rasheed alleged that the forest land scam against Taj Mohiudin has been thrown into dustbin, Sham Lal Sharma despite being guilty is passing the buck and other ministers including Manohar Lal-Sharma, Peerzada Mohammad Syed and others are facing serious charges.
He asked Prof Saif-ud-Din Soz not to humiliate Kashmiri people by claiming that Kashmiris will vote to congress and will bring congress into power in forth coming Assembly elections.
Er Rasheed demanded that a judicial commission be framed and records of all the major hospitals be revisited and it should be ascertained that how many patients have been given the spurious drugs.
Er Rasheed said that if State Government fails to take any concrete action till offices reopen in Srinagar after Darbar move, he along with his supporters will gherao the CM’s residence to pressurize him to take stern action against the accused who so ever is involved in the spurious drug scam.