Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 7: Former minister and senior National Conference leader, Ajay Kumar Sadhotra today lamented over disempowerment of Jammu and Kashmir by unconstitutional decisions of August 5, 2019, asserting that the people will continue to fight peacefully for getting back their identity and pride.
Addressing workers at Machlian village in Jammu North Assembly Constituency, held under the chairmanship of Th Nanak Singh Jamwal, Sadhotra said the people are genuinely apprehensive about their bonafide right on the lands and jobs for the youth, as guaranteed to them, for being the permanent residents, which appears to be under the threat now.
The former minister blamed the BJP for its insensitive handling of the sensitive part of the country like J&K, saying the people have fears about jobs going to outside youth and businesses getting usurped by affluent traders. These apprehensions had actually led Maharaja Sahab to have a special dispensation of permanent resident laws over nine decades ago. He said the permanent resident laws, known as state subjects, reflected the wisdom of the Maharaja Sahab and his far-sightedness. This law was religion neutral, regional neutral and caste neutral and beneficial for all the state subjects. It was enacted in 1927 in view the threat of outside domination over the poor people of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh.
BJP has created bad history by lowering down status to Union Territory, traditionally the Union Territories are upgraded to States. Snatching of this law has opened up floodgates for big businesses by way of the so-called investments to decimate small businessmen, industrial units and traders thus leading to economic slavery of the people, especially the Jammuites. The jobs meant for the local youth are now feared to be shared under the new concept of Domicile Rules, which is unjust and arbitrary, he added.
Recalling the promises made during the time of revocation of special status, Sadhotra asked the BJP to spell out what extraordinary development has taken place during the past three years. He said the people of all the regions and the sub-regions are feeling deprived of normal developmental activities with the utility services remaining in shambles. The administrative inertia and lack of accountability has pushed J&K to morass, he regretted.
Senior members-Ghar Singh- Corporator, Rakesh Sharma, Charanjit Singh and Sewa Ram were also present on the occasion.
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