Excelsior Correspondent
NEW DELHI, July 28: Chief patron of National Panthers Party, Prof Bhim Singh called on Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and discussed the present situation in J&K and urged immediate intervention of the Central Government in the interest of security of the State and the integrity of the Union.
During meeting Prof Singh told the Union Home Minister that there is no iota of governance in J&K and it is free for all including the terrorists. He told the Home Minister that 60,000 casual labour have been fired in violation of their fundamental rights; 30,000 SPOs serving for two decades are still working as daily wagers in spite of discharging their duty as full fledged policemen and the contractual employees have been working as bonded labours. There is a genuine resentment among the youth because of the discriminatory recruitment policy in the State besides 15 lakh refugees from Pak and PoK have not been provided any relief for their rehabilitation mostly in Jammu Pradesh. He also complained that Jammu migrants are provided relief equivalent to 1/4th of what is being given to the Kashmiri migrants.
Prof Singh said that the two ruling parties BJP and PDP are working in different directions in J&K, rather like poles apart from each other thus causing insecurity and instability within the Government.
The NPP leader urged the Union Home Minister to call a meeting of the representatives of all recognized and registered parties in J&K to work out a consensus for the resolution of the prevailing present situation in the State so that the people at large in the State may be involved in the politics of mainstream.
Prof Singh also conveyed to the Union Home Minister about the disappointment of the people on the High Court judgment, holding that Article 35(A) has vested sovereign authority in the State Legislature. He said that 35(A) needs to be scrapped and Article 370 amended.
He also complained about the hostile attitude of the State Government towards Panthers Party activists as most of them even State and District office bearers have been stripped of their security cover while the ordinary workers of other parties are equipped with all facilities.
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