Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 18: The work in the State High Court Jammu Wing as well as District Court Jammu will remain affected even tomorrow as the lawyers have extended their strike in protest against diversion of AIIMS from Jammu to Srinagar.
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association has made an appeal to all the political, non-political, social and religious organizations to attend the meeting tomorrow morning at Janipur to express their view point regarding the genuine cause of people of Jammu province.
The Bar, in its Executive Committee meeting held under the chairmanship of its president, Advocate Abhinav Sharma, passed a unanimous resolution to take up the issue of AIIMS to its logical conclusion.
In the meeting, the statement made by Chief Minister that AIIMS would be established in Kashmir was condemned as the establishment of AIIMS is 100% centrally sponsored project as such Chief Minister was not competent to make such statement.
The role played by the Deputy Chief Minister while sharing the dais with the Chief Minister was also strongly condemned. The members of the J&K High Court Bar Association took serious exception of the role being played by the elected representatives from Jammu province and in particular of those sharing power in the Government.
Almost all the speakers accused Central and State Governments of giving step motherly treatment to the people of Jammu. “The people of Jammu had to agitate on every issue be it establishment of Engineering College, Medical College and Central University and this time the people from Jammu province are being denied of AIIMS, which was declared to be established at Jammu”, they said.
They also condemned the contradictory stands taken by the Government on Artificial Lake.
The District and Muffasils Bar Associations of Jammu Province— Kathua, Samba, Kishtwar, Hiranagar, Ramban, Akhnoor, Reasi and Udhampur have also decided to suspend the work tomorrow.
Meanwhile, work remained suspended in all the courts as lawyers abstained from the work in Jammu and courts of other areas also.
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