‘Policy paralysis hits new UT’
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 9: Accusing BJP leadership of issuing vague, contradictory statements over J&K day in and day out, the JKNPP chairman and former minister Harshdev Singh today said that the BJP led Government seemed to have lost track over J&K. He said that conflicting stands taken by its leadership has only made confusion worse confounded in J&K after its division into two Union Territories.
Addressing a press conference here today, NPP leader said, “When Lt Governor assumed his charge in J&K, he had made a statement that Assembly elections would be held soon in the new UT. There was, however, no follow up action.”
Singh said the BJP State leaders had stated that Delimitation would be held, immediately after the State Reorganization. It also met the same fate. The BJP announced to enact ‘Domicile Law’ post 370 abrogation. But the Union MoS Home made a statement in the Parliament that there was no proposal with the Govt to enact any such law to save lands and jobs of locals. But recently the BJP leadership has again started talking of early enactment of such legislation.
“ Lt Governor’s statement of early Assembly elections was subsequently followed by announcements of early holding of by-elections for Panchayati Raj so as to fill the vacancies of Sarpanchs and Panchs. And now, an altogether new proposition has been mooted for early elections of District Planning and Development Boards (DPDBs). Today’s announcement has also amused the public as to how the elections to DPDBs could be held without MLAs who have to vote for electing the Chairmen of such Boards. And neither have the amendments been made in the J&K Panchayat Raj Act which still provides for filling up the post of Chairmen of DPDBs by nomination,” asserted Singh.
Accusuing the Govt of policy paralysis over J&K, Singh said casual statements over important issues had only created cynicism because of the frequency with which they were made and then forgotten. He said that the Govt should immediately announce Assembly elections in J&K so as to retrieve the situation and to bring normalcy in the new UT.
Senior leaders- Gagan Pratap Singh, Parshotam Parihar and Surinder Chouhan also accompanied.
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