Excelsior Correspondent
KISHTWAR, Aug 25: Jammu and Kashmir People’s Democratic Party (JKPDP) today warned against Saffronisation of administration across Chenab valley of Jammu region further pushing minorities, especially Muslims, to walls and adding to the political, social and economic morass in the erstwhile State.
A meeting of district executive members of the party was held under the chairmanship of former legislator and senior PDP leader Firdous Tak to deliberate upon the prevailing situation across the State in general and Chenab valley in particular.
Condemning detention of Firdous Tak and district president Sheikh Nasir Hussain earlier this month by the administration to please their bosses in Jammu and New Delhi, the participants warned administration to desist from such misadventures to curb the genuine and legitimate voices and resolves to carry forward its mission to represent the aspirations of masses.
Addressing the meeting, Firdous Tak said that while people were being denied their basic rights, some people were busy in saffronisation of administration across the Chenab valley. “Some officials in the administration are discharging their obligation more as Sanghies than public servants further alienating people across the mountainous region”, he said and alleged that from Government offices people, especially Muslims and Schedule Casts, are being asked to get recommendations from BJP office in order to move their files.
“This Bhagwakaran of the administration will only prove counterproductive and senior officials across Chenab valley must take immediate note of the disparity”, he said, adding that PDP cadre will not be mute spectators to this grave injustice and well hatched plan and instead will fight all such forces who are here to weaken minorities politically and administratively.
He said it was unfortunate that while Union Government has lifted all ban on the movement on all roads within and outside the State, an important highway, Kishtwar-Sinthan-Khanbal, was kept closed by the administration on the instruction of Sangh Parivar. “This road has always been an eyesore for some people and today despite the fact that huge amount was being spent on the black-topping of this road the local administration has kept the highway closed”, he said, adding: “The road is the only link between the district headquarters and more than twenty-thousand population of Marwah-Warwan sub division. Besides this hundreds of people opting Kashmir hospitals for medical emergencies are facing severe problems due to continuous closure of the road”.
The meeting among others was attended by District President Sheikh Nasir Hussain, Secretary Ishtiyaq Hussain Waza, Arshad Hussain Giri, District President Youth Wasil Doolwal and others.
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