‘People have started building new Jammu & Kashmir’
Govt to engage, empower youth
Sanjeev Pargal
JAMMU, Jan 27: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has declared that the people living in villages and towns have started building a new Jammu and Kashmir to fulfill their ambitions and that of the nation and expressed confidence that following high ideals and path of duty, the Union Territory will reach new height of glory.
Addressing Republic Day function after unfurling tricolor at MA Stadium here yesterday, Sinha said the youth will change the destiny of Jammu and Kashmir.
Sinha unfurled the tricolor at a jam-packed Maulana Azad Stadium in the heart of the city, inspected the parade and took salute at an impressive march past.
Amid tight security arrangements, the 72nd Republic Day was celebrated with traditional fervor across Jammu region on Tuesday with the Lt Governor unfurling the national flag at the main function in Jammu.
“The Government is working with a vision for engaging and empowering the youth,” Sinha asserted.
Asserting that the Government is striving for overall development of every part of Jammu and Kashmir, the Lieutenant Governor said he was confident that the Government will overcome challenges on the foundations of good governance and public participation and accelerate the pace of development and ambitious reforms in new areas.
“With deep faith in core values of the Constitution and following high ideals and the path of duty, Jammu and Kashmir will reach new heights of glory,” Sinha said.
Paying homage to the warriors of security forces, who have sacrificed everything for the honour of tricolor, he said: “I bow down to the bravery of police personnel and security forces for creating conducive atmosphere for smooth day-to-day live and maintaining a peaceful environment”.
He said 2020 has been a year of unprecedented change in Jammu and Kashmir.
“Through a continuous process of change, the roots of progress have been planted in the new Jammu and Kashmir,” he added.
Invoking Kalhana’s Rajtarangini, the Lieutenant Governor said the breeze of Jammu and Kashmir has the words of sages and, in its mountains lies the music of Sufi mystics.
“There is art in its soil and the light of lotuses in its rivers. For this reason, the great Kalhana in his book ‘Rajtarangini’, while mentioning Jammu and Kashmir, has written `Tadvina Nagram Kutra Pavitra’. Except this place, is there any city on the earth where such holy and beautiful rivers can be accessible?” he said.
Sinha said Kalhana writes further, “I have not seen such a city where the glory of planets in the sky is clearly visible.”
“Therefore, in every corner of it, we can find the culture of thoughtfulness and soulful experience of our ancient civilization. Who can forget the words of famous Sufi saint Amir Khusroo “Gar Firdous Bar Rue Zami Ast. 0, 7 Hami Asto, Hami Asto, Hami Ast. ! If there is heaven on earth, it is here, it is here, it is here”, he said.
The LG said that for a long time, the citizens of Jammu and Kashmir were denied grassroots democracy.
“We have been successful in conducting a violence free, free and fair elections to District Development Councils. We assure all the elected representatives that with your support, administration will bring the fruits of development to the people,” he added.
The Lieutenant Governor said the horrific tragedy due to the Coronavirus pandemic shook our economy and social life badly for some time.
“But now the darkness has been dispelled. With the dawn of a new morning, we are taking forward the economy and the social welfare programmes of Jammu and Kashmir”, he added.
Sinha said a new revolution has started with the Ayushman Bharat Sehat scheme in the field of public health.
“This health insurance scheme is the first of its kind in the country and the world, where under all the 1.3 crore J&K citizens will be benefited without any discrimination,” he added.
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