Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 25: Former minister and senior National Conference (NC) leader Ajay Sadhotra today said that the Lt Governor’s administration in Jammu and Kashmir should show some sensitivity towards pressing public issues instead of forcing them to take to streets and resort to dharnas.
It is all the worrisome when the conscience keepers of the society feel constrained to sit on dharnas and hold protests, Sadhotra said in a statement. He expressed concern over the lawyers abstaining from the work in District Court Complex Jammu besides the tribunals and the commission that has eventually put the general public in a lot of inconvenience.
Expressing solidarity with the lawyers sitting on protest under the aegis of J&K High Court Bar Association, Sadhotra exhorted the administration not to sit on prestige and accede to the justified demand of housing of the different Tribunals in single multi-dimensional complex of High Court, which is a justifiable in the aftermath of the shifting of District Courts.
The former Minister said that scattered institutional edifice entails the lawyers to undertake cumbersome movement from one place to the other, especially in view of intermittent traffic jams and the absence of adequate parking space. He also supported similar arrangements at all the Districts and Muffasil Courts so that the genuine grievance of the legal fraternity can be addressed.
The senior NC leader urged the Lt Governor Manoj Sinha to engage the striking lawyers in a meaningful dialogue process so that a mutually agreed via media is found to the issue. He also sought adequate funds for the construction of court complexes in the capital city and other areas in the Jammu division.
“Adhocism and delaying tactics won’t help in mitigating the problems faced by the lawyers. Therefore, both sides should take to the dialogue route and end the ongoing stalemate,” the former minister added.
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