Excelsior Correspondent
MENDHAR, Feb 26: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference, president for Pirpanjal Zone and former MLA, Javed Ahmed Rana today strongly condemned the imposition of property tax on the people of Jammu and Kashmir who are already being crushed by the highest inflation and skyrocketing prices of essential commodities.
Addressing special delegate session at Mendhar Rana projected several issues faced by the general public. The recent decision of Government to impose property tax on the people of J&K was raised on the occasion. Some resolutions were passed including Restoration of Art 370 and 35-A, social security, revoking of anti-people decision like eviction drive, property tax, etc.
Rana asserted that the present dispensation is trying to create a wedge between various segments of society in order to divert attention from current crisis. “We have to foil all these attempts collectively by ensuring amity and tranquillity,” he maintained.
NC leader said mis-governance of the past eight years has pushed Jammu and Kashmir decades back in respect of development and welfare of the people. “Due to wrong policies of the government at the Centre, the people of Jammu and Kashmir are completely feeling alienated,” he added.
He said the decision of imposing property tax has been taken in a hurry. The people in J&K are not so well off economically yet. He said the J&K Administration which is running BJP’s proxy government here has been thrusting only anti- people policies on the people.
“Unemployment is at its peak, the prices of essentials are sky rocketing and the farmers continue to be the worst sufferers due to the wrong policies of government and amid such a grim situation the Govt has been resorting to demolition and eviction drives leaving the common and poor people shelterless,” he said, adding that the people of J&K have suffered during the past 32-years of militancy.
Rana claimed that LG can not impose the property tax on the general public and only an elected government can decide it. He asserted that continuation of eviction drive, imposition of property tax, issuing of eviction notice to evacuee property tenants are creating fear among people. Such anti-people decisions are diverting attention of people here due to which the government is not holding elections in the state.
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