Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 29: The Dogra Sadar Sabha (DSS) has again called for bringing the practice of annual Darbar move to an end. This was stated by DSS president, Th Gulchain Singh Charak after chairing a meeting of the Central Working Committee of DSS here, today.
Charak said that this is essential for providing uninterrupted governance to both the regions of the Union Territory on a round the year basis and to provide relief from problems faced by the people of the two regions for six months every year. He pointed out that this 150 year old practice is an outdated concept in view of the latest advancement in communication technology and results in wasteful and unnecessary expenditure involved in shifting the entire paraphernalia every six months, and on maintaining the huge infrastructure comprising office and residential accommodation in both the capital cities which is occupied only for six months of the year.
Charak expressed concern about the delay in strengthening of the slopes on the Tawi side of the complex which needs to be taken up urgently to avoid any mishap during the coming Monsoons.
He emphasized that conservation work on the remaining palaces in Mubarak Mandi also need be taken up in right earnest so that the Complex is ready for the proposed celebrations for commemorating the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence in 2022.
He further demanded that the Jammu Festival which is held on 13th April every year needs to be organized on a grand scale, as was being done originally, and needs to showcase the culture of the region by engaging local artists instead of spending lakhs of rupees on artists from outside the Union Territory. He expressed dismay at the recently held ‘Fulkari’ Festival at Mansar focused on Punjabi artists, in which the local culture and artists had been ignored.
Amongst others who expressed their views in the meeting were; Col. (retd) Karan Singh Jamwal, Prem Sagar Gupta, Brig. (retd) M S Jamwal, Ajay Khajuria, Janak Khajuria, Santosh Magotra, Hakumat Singh, Kulbir Singh, R S Manhas, Chhankar Singh, Raghubir Singh, Balwant Saini, Sat Paul, Bharat Bhushan Talwar, Rakesh Dogra, Madan Rangeela, Narinder Singh Jamwal, Onkar Nath Sharma, Rajinder Gupta, Shankar Singh, Balkar Singh and Madan Singh.
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