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J&K tableaux

Sir,

If I may not be wrong it is for the third time that J&K State has bagged first prize for J&K Tableaux. Kudos to the people who were involved with the project. It reflects their sincerity and devotion to work, their creativity skill and above all their belief in secular traditions of J&K State. Through this tableaux, we have shown to the world that J&K State is one despite linguistic and cultural variations.

However, I fear that secular concept is losing ground in the State. Otherwise the State would not have been in such a mess as it is in today. Migration of people from one place to another would not taken place. Religious places which preach amity and peace would not have been razed to ground. Members belonging to a particular faith are being killed. Secularism is a word confine to dictionary now, and not practised by our politicians, religious leaders. Mere practising secularism in cultural functions hardly matters. Love emanates from hearts. People of different faiths working in public and private places should practise this by helping each other and not by stabbing at the back. Secularism is like a garden where flowers of different hues blossom. And where one flower does not try to crush the other.

Yours etc...
Surinder Kumar
Samba.

Plea to CM

Sir,

To start with the words of Martin Luther King "injustice any where is a threat to justice everywhere". I on behalf of the displaced promote Teachers Forum camp Jammu want to bring your kind attention towards the woes of internally Displaced Teachers of Kashmir valley.

Why this microscopic community is facing humiliation on the part of State administration though your being self has always come to our rescue? The instruction and orders issued by your kind self time and again since 12.01.99 regarding release of promotional benefits to migrant employees who could not resume their new assignments in the Valley after promoting them to the next cadres.

On 18.08.2001 while taking on the spot assessment of the problems of Kashmiri migrant camps your goodself was once kind enough and directed the Chief Secretary, who was also present, to have the rules released to the extent that it may be applicable to migrant employees even without joining their new place of postings in the Valley.

The biased order No. 362-GAD of 1992 dt. 29.04.92 has put the teacher community in confusion. On one hand this order allows the promotion to migrant employee but at the same time its para (b) snatches the promotion. The ideology woven against us by this Govt. order is a malignant approach directed towards the service career of migrant employees which has resulted in hypertension, depression and allied diseases which is against natural justice. The failure of the State administration in discharging their statutory duties in bringing the process of modification of the above mentioned Govt order (supra) is the root cause of our sufferings. Due to inability of promotee Teachers in assuming their duties in the Valley for reasons beyond control, the benefit of promotion which has not been allowed till date have resulted in supersession at the hands of juniors merely on account of their posting in areas other than Valley.

Justice, equity and fair-play demand that the matter may be resolved without delaying tactics. If our legitimate demand is not meted out then we the senior most Teachers of minority community would suffer irreparable loss and hardships which we do not expect from our beloved leader who is at pins to redress the sufferings of his subjects. This demand does not involve huge finances. It will not be out of place to mention here that finance department vide its circular No. A/72 (92)-II/BGT dt. 07-08-99 followed by many reminder to the heads of all departments to furnish the financial implication of those migrant employee who were promoted after migration and could not avail the same due to turmoil. The Education department was kind enough in sending the same information vide Director School Education Jammu's No. DSEJ/Mig/2008 dt. 27-09-99. But the case is still pending. Hope you would intervene personally in the matter.

Yours etc...
Autar Krishen Koul
General Secretary
Displaced Promotee
Teachers Forum
Jammu.

Cleaning the Tawi

Sir,

The long pending demand of common people, particularly those of environmentalists to get the Tawi cleaned in being fulfilled. The initiative taken by the Administrator Mr. K B Jandial in this regard is welcome. The Tawi which flows through the heart of Jammu city adds to the beauty of the city. While crossing the Tawi bridge, one gets a whiff of fresh air during summer season. That whiff really soothes the mind and body. Not only that what is pumped from it to the people of Jammu. Imagine the trouble people would be put to, if it ceases to exist due to pollution.

One gets dismayed, when people see truck drivers washing their vehicles in the river. They care two hoots for its cleanliness.

This situation would not have reached, had the Government taken measures to keep it clean much earlier.

However, it would be apt to quote here -Better late than never.

Yours etc...
Vinod Kumar
Jammu.