Admn making every effort to fulfill people’s hopes
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 17: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today said separatism, corruption and dynastic rule had oppressed the people of the Union Territory for over seven decades.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave new direction by revoking Article 370 and relieved the people of its burden and opened the ways for their welfare. The coming times belong to one nation, one mission and one constitution,” he said while addressing a function to mark 200th Raj Tilak celebrations of Maharaja Gulab Singh here.
He said efforts are on to make the lives of the people comfortable without any discrimination.
“For 70 years after independence, we heard the difficulties and problems of a very large section in Jammu and Kashmir, which was largely burdened by separatism, corruption and rule of a limited number of families. On 5th August 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi got us rid of that mismanagement and all kinds of helplessness in Jammu and Kashmir,” Sinha said.
He said this is Jammu and Kashmir where 8-9 thousand projects were completed in a year by spending thousands of crores before 2019. “We have completed 51,000 projects in the last financial year. This is the result of a fear-free and corruption-free system.”
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“By eliminating separatism, destroying the ecosystem of terrorism, today the administration is making every effort to fulfill the hopes and dreams of the common citizen. Jammu and Kashmir used to be at 13th and 14th place in terms of road construction in the country. Today we are at third place in the whole country. Earlier, in Jammu and Kashmir, 6 km of road was built daily, whereas today 20 km of road is being constructed every day. In 70 years, investment of only 15 thousand crore came in Jammu and Kashmir, but in just one year we have been able to bring investment of 51 thousand crore rupees,” the Lieutenant Governor said.
He said under the leadership of the Prime Minister, one lakh crore rupees are being spent on road and tunnel infrastructure. “Today the farmer of Jammu and Kashmir is selling his fruits and vegetables not only in Delhi but also in markets of Dubai. The aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir have been linked with the aspirations of the country.”
Sinha said, this is the change that is visible to all and “I am sure that the future generations will remember how much hardwork was done in taking the crown jewel of the country to the pinnacle of development.”
“Jammu and Kashmir is proud to have a towering personality like Maharaja Gulab Singh. Due to the Mahalwari system of the East India Company, there was an outcry in that period from the North East Province, Central India, Punjab to the Ganges Valley. At such a time, Maharaja Gulab Singh had made Jammu the pivot of new kingdoms by establishing the Dogra Dynasty with his indomitable personality,” Sinah said.
He said when Maharaja Ranjit Singh crowned Maharaja Gulab Singh, two things happened. “On the one hand, bravery was rewarded and secondly, Maharaja Ranjit Singh had found a way to get rid of quarrels between small states and jagirs.”
“Maharaja Gulab Singh established order in Jammu and was successful in taking the border of undivided India to the boundary of the former Soviet Republic for the first time. He did not bogged down despite suffering personal family loss and after acquiring Kashmir in 1846, the history of Jammu and Kashmir is known as a new history,” Sinha said.
Earlier addressing, 4th General Body Meeting of Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sports at Pahalgam, Sinha congratulated the Institute on completing 39 years.
Every reputed institute in India, along with fulfilling its objectives, has also made committed efforts to meet the aspirations of the society. Keeping this tradition alive, Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sports is always ready to serve the people in the same spirit and is working shoulder to shoulder with the administration during natural calamities,” he said.
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