Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, June 16: Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) senior leader and former minister Mohammad Dilawar Mir today expressed deep displeasure over an unjust and iniquitous apportionment of J&K House, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi between Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh.
In a statement issued here, Mir observed that the decision is totally unfair and has not been taken as per the population ratio and respective demands of the two Union Territories.
“Approval granted to an interim apportionment of J&K House, Chanakyapuri between the two Union Territories is bereft of any rationale and is a huge indiscrimination with the people of J&K who otherwise also were genuinely crying hoarse for lack of accommodation in JK House in New Delhi,” the JKAP leader remarked.
He said that JKAP is not averse to the decision of granting accommodation to the inhabitants of Ladakh Union Territory anywhere in the country but the same should not be at the cost of interests of people of J&K.
“J&K with around 1.25 Crore population (Census 2011) has been given a few small sized rooms that are actually meant for accommodating patients while as Ladakh with a population of 2.74 Lakhs (Census 2011) has been given two main blocks comprising of 24 standard sized rooms, 7 suites and 24 staff quarters which is a gross indiscrimination with the people of J&K,” he observed.
Mir said the apportionment decision speaks volumes about non- application of mind at the bureaucratic level and the Union Home Ministry should go for an impartial review of this decision at an earliest.
“How can the two UTs having a huge difference in their respective populations be treated equally and one of the least populated regions be allotted lion’s share of the joint property? This is a gross injustice with the more populated union territory depriving its people of their genuine lawful rights,” Mir remarked.
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