‘Rename CUJ after Brig Rajinder Singh’
Excelsior Correspondent
SAMBA, Aug 3: Asserting that the BJP Govt’s claims of ushering a ‘new era of dawn’ post Article 370 abrogation had proved a farce, Harsh Dev Singh chairman-JKNPP and former minister regretted that the erstwhile state had faced worst ever crisis during the last few years.
“The development inertia, the crashing economy, back breaking inflation, soaring unemployment, resentment among farmers and border dwellers, bourgeoning culture of corruption etc have made the situation from bad to worse in J&K”, said Singh.
He was addressing huge public rally in Samba today which was organized by Yash Paul Kundal, former minister and general secretary of the Panthers Party. Several resolutions were passed on the occasion including the renaming of Jammu Central University after the name of Brigadier Rajinder Singh.
Harsh Dev Singh lambasted the GoI for its failure to flatten the curve of corona pandemic whose second wave had hardly seconded and the third wave was reportedly on the verge of entry vaccine drugs sputtering due to lack of vaccines and the heavy toll of deaths due to cover had consumed the narrative of bravado and bombast.
Referring to the border conflicts, increased militant activity and loss of lives and property, Singh rued that factual reports had laid bare the ground realities and punctured the Government’s peace claims. He said ever since the abrogation of J&K’s special status, both the LoC and the IB have witnessed an escalation in ceasefire violations.
Seeking renaming of Central University of Jammu after Brigadier Rajinder Singh, Singh said that the move would be a befitting tribute to the son of the soil, a legendary Dogra warrior who laid down his life for the cause of Dogra land.
Yash Paul Kundal while raising the issue of the farmers expressed concern over the highly undemocratic and authoritarian approach of the ruling party in Parliament in rushing through the farmers related bills. He expressed his anguish over the passage of three Agriculture related bills without holding any debate.
“This is sheer murder of democracy. Coercive and un-constitutional means to suppress the voice of people will only bring civil unrest. The farmers all across the country have been protesting against the bills,” Kundal maintained.
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