Work
in tandem
Sir,
The people
of Jammu are happy over the support to
RSS to the Jammu State Morcha (JSM) an
amalgam of a number of local parties in
the forthcoming Assembly Election. This
sudden change in the thinking of RSS is
based on ground realities as Jammuites
have suffered at the hands of the
successive Kashmiri dominated Governments
since 1947. This change in the thinking
of RSS has also forced the BJP to review
here rigid stand on the State of Jammu
and Kashmir and it seems she also wanted
to support the on going agitation for
separate State for Jammu. But I
personally, feel that the rigid attitude
of JSM in sharing the seats for Assembly
Election with BJP is not desirable. JSM
should co-operate with the BJP to give
fight to the NC otherwise the Jammuites
will suffer and NC will eat the cake. No
doubt the present circumstances are
favorable to the votaries of JSM but if
it does not work in tandem with BJP, its
influence would get diminished. I would,
therefore, suggest to JSM to give
cooperation to the BJP in sharing the
seats in the forth coming Assembly
election. This is an acid test for the
JSM and it should tread in the Assembly
Elections with utmost care and caution. I
may also let it known to the Jammuites
that NC is determined to humble the
forces of JSM at all cost. This is
because of the unsympathetic attitude of
the Central Government towards Jammuites
and also because of divide and rule
policy of the NC.
Yours
etc...
D C Sharma
216-A, Shastri Nagar, Jammu.
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J&K
Elections
Sir,
I want to
draw the attention of Election Commission
of India towards the Jammu & Kashmir
elections which are scheduled to be held
from 16th for the first phase of
elections. Election Commissioner's
personal visit to the State in the areas
like Rajouri, Poonch shows the
seriousness of the election commission
for conducting polls in the State. I also
welcome the efforts of election
commission for deploying the people for
polling duty from the U.P. State because
these people have the expertise in
conducting the polls on electronic voting
machines as J&K is going for polls
with the help of E.V.M. for the first
time. Also election commission has
declared that it will give enough
security to the people who are contesting
elections. Inspite of that independent
candidate Sheikh Abdul Rehman has lost.
After it militants killed Law Minister of
J&K State. So E.C should give the
security not only to the candidates but
also to the people of J&K and people
of U.P. who are here to help conduct the
elections after their initial reluctance.
Yours
etc...
Kapil Sharma
On e-mail
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Environmental
conscientiousness
Sir,
Man's
quest for physical fitness dates back to
the 6th century much before he took to
the Olympic Tracks, as people in ancient
Greece would rise well before dawn to
take morning walk through the Olive
Groves. In the present times early
walkers try to find an outlet to their
stressful life. Jammu has the fortune of
some lovely tracks for the joggers but
these suffer from neglect due to the
callous attitude of the departments
responsible for their upkeep. Take the
Municipal Park at Canal Head that
attracts thousands of men and women from
all age groups for morning and evening
walks. The Red Stone Pavement have sunk
at most places and no body is bothered
about repairing these. The trees that
have fallen over years stand neglected
and pose a serious hazard to the early
walkers. The brick paved walkway
constructed by JDA from Canal Head to
Shakti Nagar crossing is equally used by
thousands of morning walkers but the
pavement exists in name only as the
surface is worn out. It is not lack of
funds but indifferent attitude towards
the common man that is the cause of
neglect. Assuming that the financial
system in the State has collapsed, the
local MP with enormous funds at his
disposal could have thought of the people
he represents but their welfare must
never have crossed his mind. Mumbai is
known as the city pockmarked by Chawls
and the famous beaches have suffered due
to man's indifferent attitude. But,
amidst the man made debris, I have seen
enormous interest generated by the
environmental conscious people in
building parks and keeping them safe even
for aged and infirm. Surely there must be
a few conscious citizens in Jammu who can
join hands and think about how best
Government can be made to do the things
for the benefit of people and how best
they can help the Government to maintain
the parks and tracks that have become the
life line for the health conscious
people.
Yours
etc...
H L Shishoo
On e-mail
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