Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 9: Taking strong exception to the mischievous move to change demography of Jammu, J&K High Court Bar Association, Jammu, President Senior Advocate B S Slathia today declared that any move to undermine Jammu’s age old distinct identity and personality will be defeated comprehensively.
“The directions of the Government to the concerned officials that they shall not disturb tribal population is a part of deep rooted conspiracy hatched by certain elements to facilitate demographic changes in Jammu province and hurt the sentiments of the minority community in the State”, he said while addressing a press conference.
The Bar Association has fully understood the intentions of the Government and will not allow it to create Kashmir like situation in Jammu and ensure the collapse of the evil designs of the State Government, he further said, adding “moves had been afoot to change Jammu’s demography since 1994 and past three years had witnessed demographic changes in and around Jammu and the border districts of Kathua and Samba on an unprecedented scale”.
The Bar Association chief said that those who attended the February 14, 2018 review meeting of the Tribal Affairs Department in Jammu owe an explanation to the people of Jammu as to why they subverted CrPC & Ranbir Panel Code to allow the tribals to grab the State and Forest land as also Section 188 & Animal Cruelty Act to promote bovine smuggling in Jammu province.
“They committed a fraud on the constitutional regime of the State to promote undesirable elements to vitiate the peaceful environment of Jammu province”, Slathia said and asked the Government to withdraw all the three unconstitutional, ill-conceived and ill- motivated directions latest by March 15, failing which the Bar Association will take the whole issue to its supreme body to chalk out a programme aimed at forcing the Government to withdraw its highly objectionable directions.
He also supported the demand of the agitating people of Hiranagar seeking a CBI probe in the alleged murder case so that the real culprit is punished and the innocents are not harassed and tortured . “CBI is an independent and autonomous agency and only probe through this agency could restore peace in Kathua and Samba districts”, Slathia added.
The Bar Association chief also demanded deportation of Rohingyas and Bangladeshis from Jammu as they constituted a grave threat to the Jammu’s demography and national security. He expressed serious concern over the settlement of Rohingyas and Bangladeshis around vital Army installations and said there should be a probe to find who settled them there endangering the national security.
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