Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 23: When the 4G mobile services were banned on August 5, 2019, it was assured that they would soon be restored. The authorities, claimed that it was a ‘temporary’ measure to curb the abuse of internet facility by disruptive elements posts Article 370 abrogation. While 18 months have elapsed, the restoration of the said facility appears to be a distant dream with the authorities concerned extending the deadline without giving any convincing explanation.
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The Govt seemed to be completely unconcerned with the woes of varied sections who have been suffered immensely due to unwarranted curbs on mobile internet services which had become a necessity in the contemporary world”. This was stated by Harshdev Singh JKNPP Chairman and former Minister while addressing a press conference in Jammu today.
While the Govt was extending the internet ban by 3-4 weeks at a time since August 5, 2019, it was not clear as to what exactly, was the length of this ‘temporary’ ban, rued Singh. The assurances for restoring the facility were given by erstwhile Lt Governor GC Murmu also who had categorically stated that linking restoration of 4G with militancy escalation was a flawed premise. Not only that the present Lt Governor too had hinted at early lifting of the said ban but its extension yesterday to a further date had once again disappointed the common masses who felt that its restoration was akin to a mirage in the deserts”, Singh observed.
Going by the Supreme Court orders, the mobile internet services ought to have been restored immediately after January 10, 2020, the day of SC ruling, in the same shape in which they existed prior to imposition of ban, said Singh.
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