Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Jan 13: As the formation of new administrative units has created furore across the State, senior leaders of ruling National Conference and Opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) today had a verbal duel in Cabinet Sub-Committee meeting in Srinagar over the formation of new administrative units.
The Member Legislative Council and PDP leader Mohammad Ashraf Mir demanded two districts for Srinagar, one tehsil and two Nayabats each for eight constituencies of Srinagar district during his speech.
Mir said that if Ganderbal has a district for two Assembly constituencies and Bandipora a district for three constituencies why shouldn’t Srinagar have two districts for eight constituencies. He said that Srinagar is fast growing with its population of 15 lakh and it spreads over 50 kilometers and people feel lot of hardships in absence of more administrative units.
But when NC MLA for Amira Kadal constituency and provincial president of NC, Nasir Aslam Wani, started his speech, Mir interrupted him for praising the Government and asked him to restrict his speech to the formation of administrative units in Srinagar.
Sources said that Mir while interrupting Wani’s speech described the CSC meeting staged managed by the NC. He told the meeting that it was stage managed as there were only NC and their sponsored representatives.
While shouting at Wani, Mir said that NC is deceiving people; they are trying to befool people and are playing politics with the formation of new administrative units.
Sources said that Wani during his speech was highlighting the achievements of the Government in the meeting and Mir objected him saying that he should focus on formation of new administrative units in Srinagar. However, Wani ignored his pleas and Mir walked out from the meeting after the two leaders had a verbal duel.
Wani said that he has no idea that why PDP legislator disrupted his address during the meet when he even didn’t make any mention of PDP in it. He said that since he is provincial president of the NC, the Chairman of the CSC allowed him to speak for Kashmir Province.
Wani said that he submitted the demands of several areas of Kashmir province before the committee and demanded two additional sub- districts for North and South Srinagar and establishment of three additional tehsils.
The CSC today met here for seeking suggestions from people belonging to all walks of life particularly from Srinagar, Budgam and Ganderbal districts for creation of new Administrative Units here.
The meeting was presided over by Deputy CM Tara Chand and was attended by Minister for Urban Development, Nawang Rigzin Jora, Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Sham Lal, Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Hassan Mir, Minister for Higher Education, Akbar Lone, Minister for Labour and Employment, Ajay Sadhotra and Minister for Law and Parliament Affairs, Mir Saifullah.
It was attended by several MLAs including MLA Amira Kadal, Nasir Aslam Wani, MLA Batmaloo, Mohammad Irfan Shah and PDP MLC Mohammad Ashraf Mir.
Shah demanded block status for Takenwari and Tehsil or Niabat for Shalteng. Congress District President Congress, Shamima Khan demanded Block status for Bemina.
National Conference representative of Khanyar Constituency demanded Tehsil and Niabat for Khanyar while Congress representative of Eidgah demanded Tehsil for Eidgah. Zadibal Constituency representatives demanded four Tehsils for Srinagar and a Niabat for Hawal.
MLA Budgam, Syed Ruhullah Mehdi demanded sub-district status for Beerwah and Tehsil Headquarter at Magam. He also demanded bifurcation of Halqas.
Minister for Higher Education, Mohammad Akbar Lone on the occasion, suggested to set up a block at Safapora so that the people are facilitated. Senior leader National Conference of Ganderbal, Sheikh Ishfaq Jabbar demanded creation of Development Block for Sherpathri Ganderbal and development block for Allaqa Phek which is far off from district Headquarter Ganderbal. He also suggested for creation of revenue Halqa for Wattal Bagh, Larson, Repora, Bagoo Rampora and Tehsil status for Wakoora.
The representatives of Kangan Constituency suggested for giving status of hilly area to the Kangan tehsil besides suggested for making Gund area as a Tehsil.
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