Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 2: An emergency meeting of the prominent leaders of various social and political organizations of Jammu division was convened by the president of Dogra Sadar Sabha and former minister Gulchain Singh Charak, here today to discuss the current burning issues of Jammu region.
Sheikh Abdur Rehman (Ex MP), Ratan Lal Gupta )Provincial President NC), Naresh Gupta (former MLC), Col (Retd) Karan Singh Jamwal and scores of others attended the meeting to discuss the issues, including the illegally functioning Toll Plaza at Sarore and harsh treatment meted out to the agitating youth, protesting against the Toll Plaza, by the LG administration.
In a strongly worded resolution, adopted by the house, the non – considerate attitude of the Government was severely condemned and it was demanded that the Sarore Toll Plaza should be immediately abolished as the distance between Sarore and Ban Toll Plazas was merely 45 km and the road near Sarore was completely damaged and non-functional.
In another resolution, unmindful installation of electricity Smart Meters was strongly condemned and demand was made to put a halt to this whole exercise which had infuriated the people. Click here to watch video
The casual attitude of the Government towards protection of Dogra heritage, monuments, environment and ecology was also strongly condemned and it was demanded that the reported move of shifting historical documents, archives and about 8 lakh files from Mubarak Mandi heritage complex to any outside place should be abandoned and no palace should be converted into hotel in any case.
In another resolution, the participants demanded that the pristine Ranbir Canal must be declared a state heritage and developed on the pattern of Sabarmati River Front. It was also resolved that senseless widening and unscientific alignment on the national highway in Ramban and Doda districts by the concerned agencies was creating Joshimath like conditions and making the area more landslide and erosion prone.
The meet demanded that Statehood must be restored and elections be held for the J&K legislative assembly immediately. In the meanwhile, the Lt Governor must appoint an advisory committee with due representation to experienced persons of integrity from both, Jammu and Kashmir regions.
Other prominent personalities among the participants who expressed their views included I D Khajuria, Prem Sagar Gupta, Gambir Dev Singh Charak, Amanat Ali Shah, Manish Sahni, Sanjeev Kohli, Sohit Sharma, Ashwani Pardhan, S Narinder Singh Khalsa and others.
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