Last
opportunity
Sir,
The people
of Jammu have given one more chance to
the Jammu and Kashmir Government to
fulfill its promise of ending the
regional discrimination. All the previous
Governments in the last fifty years also
promised the same thing the same way but
continued the policy of regional
discrimination. The people are now fed up
by the promises and are not ready to
trust easily the assurances given by the
present Government. For the unity of
Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh it is very
necessary to treat all the three regions
equally. Badly hit by the militancy
massacres and discrimination the
Jammuites remained calm and quiet despite
provocations given by the militants and
gave their verdict democratically in the
recent assembly elections. If the present
Jammu & Kashmir Government is serious
about the unity of Jammu, Kashmir and
Ladakh then it is necessary to send clear
message to the common people by taking
some immediate steps which are as under:-
Transparency
will be one of the most important factors
in the success of present Government. The
Government should make public all reports
of the commissions constituted during
last fifty years for ending the regional
discrimination and also initiate action
on the recommendations of these
commissions.
Equal
distribution of funds among the different
regions is necessary. The Government
should also make public funds allocation
to different regions under different
heads.
Political
aspirations of all the regions should be
kept in mind. No political supremacy of
one region or the other should be allowed
further and which has now become
unbearable.
Equal
representation on merit basis in
recruitments and selection of candidates
for professional and technical colleges.
Medical facilities in Jammu made at par
with Kashmir and setting up of an
Agriculture University in Jammu.
Equal
treatment to the terrorists hit people of
Jammu region. Rehabilitation, ex-gratia
relief and other economic help to the
victims of militancy in the far flung
areas of Jammu. These areas have zero
percent development and are neglected
from decades and decades.
Special
attention towards the development of
tourism in Jammu Division and equal
distribution of funds of the same.
Opening of
new schools in far flung areas of Jammu
Division and at par with the Kashmir
Division. Also immediate recruitment of
teachers is needed to curb the problem of
shortage of teachers in Government
schools.
There is
no reason to mistrust the present
Government and it should be given
reasonable time to translate the words
into action. This Government has evoked a
hope among the sufferers and regional
discrimination and political
blackmailing. The advocates of the unity
of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh, especially
the present ruling coalition should keep
in mind that it is the last opportunity
provided by the people to rectify the
previous misdeeds and regional imbalance.
And if this time they failed it will be
very different to keep the State united
and the people can opt for the
trifurcation or quadrification by using
their democratic right.
Yours
etc...
Rattan Razdan,
Lale-Da-Bagh,
Jammu.
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