Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 29 : In a fervent address to a large gathering organized by newly appointed District president Jammu Rural, Neeraj Kundan and Romal Singh Block president Dansal (Nagrota Assembly Constituency ) to protest the recent changes to the MGNREGA Scheme, now replaced by the VB-G RAM G, to demand the restoration of full statehood for Jammu and Kashmir, JKPCC president Tariq Hameed Karra, strongly condemned divisive forces and said these are the threat to the regions’ unity, and development.
Karra sharply criticizing the shortcomings of the new bill replacing MGNREGA. He said the original MGNREGA was a demand-driven programme, a legal right ensuring that every rural household demanding work would receive it without budgetary caps. But under the new framework, employment is now tied to fixed budget allocations decided by the Centre, shifting from demand-driven to supply-driven and allocation-based.
“The issue of a separate state being demanded by some BJP leaders is not merely a political statement or an isolated political debate. It goes far beyond that and strikes at the emotional, social, and constitutional fabric of our region. They call it ‘separation,’ ‘bifurcation.’ But let me tell you the truth: this is not a demand just for politics. This is the voice of anti-social elements, the enemies of Jammu and Kashmir,” Karra said..
On the demand for statehood, Karra said, “We have launched ‘Hamari Riyasat Hamara Haq’ ‘Ghar Ghar Dastak Har Ghar Dastak’to fight for the dignity and rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. We will continue this struggle until full statehood is restored.”
On recent closure of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU), Karra described it as a shameful episode in India’s history. ” It is perhaps for the first time in the history of India, that a university was closed and people celebrated,” he remarked.
Working president Raman Bhalla said that “MGNREGA” enacted by the Dr. Manmohan Singh-led Congress government in 2005, has, for two decades, been a lifeline for crores of rural families. Since 2006, MGNREGA has generated more than 180 crore person-days of work. Its revocation, renaming and its subsequent replacement by the VB GRAM G Act is a direct attack on every poor worker in the country and on the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi – the inspiration behind the revolutionary scheme. Removing his name from the landmark scheme is a calculated attempt to erase his legacy and his vision for India.
Senior party leaders Ch Lal Singh, Ved Mahajan, Hari Singh Chib, Neeraj Kundan, Rakesh Wazir, Nirdosh Sharma, Ajay Lakhotra, Varinder Manhas, Vijayat Pathania and others also spoke in the meeting.
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