Attempt to attack ex-DyCM Tara Chand
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 7: Joint Action Committee of SC, ST, OBC organisations today took serious note of threats given to former DyCM Tara Chand by some miscreants/criminals and attempt to attack him on Oct Ist late evening at his residence in tehsil Khour of Jammu district and demanded stern action.
Addressing a joint press conference here today, the leaders of these bodies said that three out of five accused persons entered the room at Chak Malal where Tara Chand and his supporters were sitting. The goons insisted him to go outside of room so that they may eliminate him but with the help of his supporters the miscreants escaped from the scene.
They pointed out that a written complaint was submitted to the Chief Election Commissioner with copy to ADGP for immediate arrest of accused persons but nothing seems to be done in this regard.
All the participants were of view that accused persons should be arrested immediately to deliver justice to Tara Chand.
It is worthwhile to mention here that Tara Chand being a Scheduled Caste was soft corner for miscreants/criminals who threatened to kill him. It should be the duty of all politicians irrespective of political parties to condemn such type of incidents.
They claimed that the matter was also brought to notice of concerned police authorities SHO, SDPO and SSP Jammu by Tara Chand himself but they failed to arrest the accused persons. All these communities have shown great resentment regarding failure of Police authorities to arrest the accused persons.
“We request the LG and DGP of JK UT for their personal intervention to deliver justice to Tara Chand and his family who are under threat by criminals,” they added.
Prominent among those addressing conference included; Lakhvir Singh- working president All India Backward Classes Union; Mohd Latif Qureshi- Chairman AIBCU; Bansi Lal Choudhary- State Coordinator OBC Mahasabha; Sham Lai Basson- president All J&K Dalit Chetna Manch; Mohinder Bhagat– president All J&K Bhagat Mahasabha Jammu; Kewal Krishan Fotra- president All J&K Sain Samaj Sabha; Er Joginder Pal:- president All J&K Retd SC, ST Employees Forum; Narinder Dutt Bhagat- president All J&K Megh Sabha; Balwant Kataria:- State general seceretary All India Backward Classes Federation; Prof G L Thapa; Bahadur Lal ex- president Saryara Sabha, Jammu; Sham Lai- president All J&K Barwala Sabha and others.
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