Nowshera bandh enters 7th day

Excelsior Correspondent

RAJOURI, Feb 22: Complete bandh and protest dharna  in Nowshera  town continued  on 7th  consecutive day today  against the denial of the post of Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) to this Sub-Division.
The people including members of  Beopar Mandal, Bar Association and SD Sabha besides others took out on-foot  march  against BJP-PDP Govt in the town in protest against the denial of ADC’s post to Nowshera and selecting Kotranka under political considerations. The shops  and other business establishments in the main bazaar  and adjoining markets of Nowshera town remained closed. The  youth and students  also joined the protest march  taken out in the main bazaar during the day.
The Joint Action Committee  including members from Beopar Mandal, Bar Association, Sanatan Dharam Sabha, Nowshera  besides several local political and social organisations  have joined hands  to launch united struggle.
The people of this Sub- Division  are protesting  against the Govt decision  to  sanction ADC’s post to Kotranka (Kandi), ignoring the largest Sub Division- Nowshera in district Rajouri.  The movement of vehicles was also stalled by the protesting people. The protest dharna in the Tehsil and SDM office complex also affected the functioning in these offices.
A large number of people of the area are sitting in the  Tehsil office complex on indefinite protest dharna. They have raised tents at the  venue of dharna. They  raised slogans against the Govt  and also in support of their demand. They are demanding sanctioning of ADC’s post for Nowshera.
The speakers claimed that District Administration had assured that the issue has been taken with the higher authorities  and it would be resolved shortly, most likely in next Cabinet meeting but nothing has happened so far. They said the Govt was just buying time. They claimed that Nowshera was old Tehsil and Sub Division in the area. It should have been upgraded as district.

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