JAMMU:Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh today said the BJP is committed to establish AIIMS like institute in Jammu and it will soon be announced.
Bhartiya Janata Party is committed for AIIMS in Jammu and it will surely be constructed in the region, Dr Singh told reporters here this morning.
”We are firm on our stand and the written assurance given to the Coordination Committee on AIIMS for setting up of an institute in Jammu, he said, adding that, I appeal to the AIIMS Coordination Committee to call off their strike as Amarnath Yatra is also in progress, which is not in the interest and welfare of the people and the state as well.
Announcing major projects is Centre’s prerogative and state has no role to play, Dr Singh said and added that the Centre is also soon going to announce a big package for the state while AIIMS will hopefully be announced before that.
For certain matters, policy has to be frame and they cannot be announced in haste but results will surely be positive, he asserted.
Talks are in progress with the Centre and it was only on their assurance, written assurance was given to the Coordination Committee regarding on AIIMS, said the Deputy Chief Minister. ??Jammu has faced discrimination for the last more than six decades but I want to assure that the PDP-BJP coalition, which has recently completed its 100 days, will definitely keep the interests of the Jammu people in every decision,?? he said and hinted that Jammu is also going to get a major share in the package, which is soon going to be announced for the state by the Centre. The Coordination Committee on AIIMS, which had called off their strike on June 18 on the assurance of the Deputy Chief Ministers and two other Cabinet ranked ministers, this morning resumed agitation and sat on Chain Hunger Strike after July 20 deadline fixed to announce AIIMS came to an end. The civil society of Jammu has been fighting for the institution for the last five months when the AIIMS, announced for this region in the Union Budget, was shifted to Kashmir.
Jammu also observed ‘bandh’ on April 24 and May 27, followed by candle light processions on AIIMS issue called by the Coordination Committee led by its chairman BAJ president Abhinav Sharma.
People of Jammu were also hopeful from the Prime Minister’s July 17 visit expecting AIIMS announcement, but were left dejected as he made no mention about it in his address while speaking at the 100th birth centenary of Late Congress leader Girdhari Lal Dogra. (AGENCIES)
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