Excelsior Correspondent
RAMNAGAR, Sept 1: Alleging increased bias against Jammu region during the present regime with a highly domineering Kashmiri leadership literally robbing the Dogra land of its due and legitimate share in multifarious sectors, Harsh Dev Singh, JKNPP chairman and former Minister today observed that statehood for Jammu was the only panacea for various ills afflicting the region.
He said that history bore testimony to the fact that Jammu region had all along remained neglected in various spheres including employment, development, etc with Kashmir region holding majority not only in legislature but occupying the highest office of Chief Minister since the formation of the State with a few exceptions.
He said that most distressing was the fact that incumbent saffron flavoured Government gave persistent shocks to Jammuites by their ignominious surrenders on all Jammu related issues under the smoke screen of national interest. He was addressing public meetings at Thial, Poona, Larey, Thalora villages of Ramnagar constituency today.
Pointing towards the glaring instances of Jammu’s neglect and deprivation, Singh reminisced that civil society had to agitate for months together to get back the prestigious AIIMS project which was shifted to Kashmir despite its original sanction for Jammu and work on which has not been initiated till date.
He said that only last year Metro rail project with three corridors has been sanctioned for Srinagar at a whopping cost of Rs 15881 crore to the neglect of Jammu notwithstanding the fact that Jammu is more vulnerable from traffic point of view with almost half the population of district Srinagar migrating to Jammu in winters.
He said that with the governance in J&K having been virtually hijacked by anti-nationals and separatists, it was impossible for Jammu region to grow and flourish in the present set up.
Describing the bias against Jammu region in the field of employment as most obnoxious, Singh urged upon the people of Jammu especially the youth to unite for a decisive battle so as to safeguard the progeny, the future generations.
Appealing the youth and students to strengthen JKNPP, the lone political voice of Jammu region, for the honour and Justice to Dogra land, Singh said that the ultimate solution lay only in the creation of separate State for Jammu.
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