Govt must grant freehold ownership in Channi Himmat: Kavinder

Residents of Ward 50 and 51 giving a memorandum to former Dy CM Kavinder Gupta at Channi Himmat on Thursday.
Residents of Ward 50 and 51 giving a memorandum to former Dy CM Kavinder Gupta at Channi Himmat on Thursday.

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 2: Kavinder Gupta, former Deputy Chief Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader while commenting on the party’s excellent performance in the three Northeast States namely Nagaland, Tripura and Meghalaya has asserted that this victory yet again proved that the BJP Government at the Centre led by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has succeeded in formulation and implementation of common people centric policies. Moreover, it shows that party is going to break all the previous records in the next Parliamentary elections.
The former Dy CM expressed these views during a meeting at Channi Himmat here, today.
The people of Ward No: 50 and 51 participated in the meeting to highlight their grievances. The meeting was organized by Kulbir Charak and prominent among those present on the occasion were corporator, Raj Kumar and Shrimati Neena Gupta.
The people submitted a memorandum to former Deputy CM highlighting the significant issue of conversion of leasehold into freehold ownership to the lessees.
They demanded review of New J&K Housing Board Policy with respect to lease deed/ sale deed/ free hold rights, all types of transfers/ double plots, regularisation of excess area etc. It has been alleged that due to the new J&K Housing Board Policy the leasehold right holders/ owners of the plots of J&K Housing Board are suffering harassment at the hands of Managing Director of JK Housing Board as he is compelling the allottees to give an undertaking to construct the house within two months of taking possession which is quite unjustified.
The memorandum also demanded time limit of 21 days to complete process of transferring leasehold rights, amending the stamp duty on the plots besides doing away with the long list of formalities for selling leasehold right of their plots like obtaining NOC, allotment letters, affidavits from buyer and seller duly attested from 1st Class Magistrates, which is sheer harassment of the leaseholders.
Kavinder said that administration should always frame people friendly policies. He said that like Trikuta Nagar, it should also grant free hold to the residents of Channi Himmat area. Moreover Government should not compel any citizen to construct the house within time bound period as it is not possible for anyone to do so due to multiple factors.