Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 28: Alleging cultural invasion and accusing Prasar Bhaarti of undermining the Dogra identity, Dogri Sanstha Jammu and Team Jammu today demanded immediate withdrawal of recently issued orders of imposing Kashir Channel on Jammu people and shutting down local telecast of Door Darshan.
Addressing a hurriedly called joint press conference, here today, President of Dogri Sanstha Jammu, Professor Lalit Mangotra and Chairman of Team Jammu, Zorawar Singh Jamwal drew attention towards the recently issued two orders, dated 29 June 2020 (F.No. 01/07/2020-P1) and 21 July 2020 (F.No. 01/07/2020-P1) by Prasar Bhaarti, New Delhi, which spell doom for Dogra culture & Dogri language.
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“The intent of the first order is to replace the eight hour telecast of the DD National programmes from Jammu Door Darshan Kendra with the telecasting of Kashir Channel from Srinagar and the second order is intended at shutting down the Jammu Door Darshan’s local telecast of four and half hours and replace it again with the Kashir Channel,” they explained.
“The two orders, seen together, tantamount to completely shutting down of programmes on Dogra Culture, Dogri Language and other matters pertaining to Jammu region. In other terms this is an all out attempt towards decimation of Dogra identity,” they added.
Prof Mangotra lamented that the valorous and peace-loving people of Jammu have been treated shabbily and unjustly both by the successive Governments relegating them to the status of 2nd class citizens in their own country.
“With the change of the State of J&K to Union Territory, the people of Jammu were expecting that now at last Jammu will get justice & dignity long denied to it. But, the said orders of Prasar Bhaarti, have sadly belied the hopes and expectations of Dogras,” he said and added that these orders exhibit total ignorance on the part of those who are at the helm of affairs about socio-political, and geographical situation of J&K.
Both Prof Mangotra and Zorawar Singh urged upon the Prasar Bhaarti and the Central Government to immediately rescind the controversial orders. They also appealed leaders of all political parties to urgently intervene and get these orders immediately rescinded. They also demanded setting up a new Duggar Channel for Jammu region on the lines of Kashir Channel for Kashmir.
“The people of Jammu region hope that the Government, both at the Centre & at the UT level and other concerned authorities will see the reason in our resentment and will not compel the people of Jammu to adopt further agitational means to get their genuine demands fulfilled,” they warned.
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