Newly elected CCI team takes over
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 1: Former Union minister and MLA Jammu West, Prof Chaman Lal Gupta, has said that for the full growth and promotion of Industry in this part of the country, abrogation of Article 370 from J&K was must.
Speaking to the Excelsior on the sidelines of a function organized at the Chamber Bhawan on taking over the charge by newly elected body led by Y V Sharma here today, Prof Gupta said that for the full growth and promotion of industry in the State, abrogation of Article 370 was must. No big industrialist would like to invest here with the long term policy under such a law/ bindings. Some industrialists came here and showed interest to invest just for the lure of incentives.
“Let the incentives be stopped they will wind up and go back. This way the State is not going to take much advantage. Our youth will not be able to get secured job for any long. The Government can not offer more jobs when you have over six lakh unemployed educated youth in the State. Let the Indian Constitution flow freely in this part of the country and then see the response of the industrialists from outside”, Prof Gupta maintained.
The State Government will have to think on the lines to provide uninterrupted 24 hour power supply to the industry. More facilities and favourable and industry- friendly atmosphere is needed to be created which is still missing. Traders are faced with a lot of problems which are yet to be removed.
“I hope new team which is capable and experienced, would concentrate on the major issues of the traders and industrialists and get them addressed in near future. Our support will always be there to the Chamber team and the trading community”, stated Prof Gupta.
Earlier, re-elected Chamber president Y V Sharma, secretary general Arun Gupta (younger brother of Prof Chaman Lal Gupta), senior vice president Sham Lal Langar, junior vice president, Anil Gupta, secretary Deepak Aggarwal and treasurer Bharat Bhushan Gupta, were garlanded profusely and facilitated by the unions of many markets/ Bazar associations and individual businessmen and industrialists. Several prominent persons of the city were also present.
Devinder Singh Rana, Political Advisor to Chief Minister, also visited the Chamber House and extended greetings to the newly elected team. He spent some time with the elected body and offered full support from the Government to this premier body of traders.
Y V Sharma told media-persons that he would concentrate on the important issues of the traders and industrialists and try to come up to their expectations. He said early completion of Jammu beautification projects including Gandola from Mubarikmandi, artificial lake, parks at the Tawi banks, additional fly-overs/ express ways, creation of more parking lots will be their priority. The team will move ahead in consultation and try to find solution to the various issues of the community.
Mr Sharma said the entire team has taken over the charge of the new office today and it would work like a single unit for the welfare of the members of trade and industry.
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