Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 23: Alleging conferment of multifarious facilities by the present regime to ex-MLAs and ex-Ministers of BJP to the exclusion of all other political parties, Harsh Dev Singh, Chairman-JKNPP and former Minister said, J&K continue to witness two sets of laws even after the abrogation of its special status.
In a press conference here today Singh expressed his dismay over the “open violation of SOPs and guidelines” in allotment of Government accommodation and alleged undue and illegitimate benefits to political persons owing allegiance to a particular party.
“It was shocking to note that BJP leaders who were not holding any position in Government and fell in common man’s category were occupying not only special ‘A-type’ Estates mansions but many of them were still living in Ministerial Bungalows,” Singh claimed adding that opposition leaders including ex-Ministers and heads of recognized political parties are being hounded out of Estates quarters’ through police force.
“Not only Estates Bungalows but the security vehicles and PSOs were also being allotted purely on political considerations,” he further said pointing out that all the ex-MLAs and ex-Ministers of BJP were being provided security vehicles and a huge paraphernalia of security personnel while denying bare minimum security to opposition leaders.
Seeking a high level probe into the whole gamut of security allotment, Singh called for punitive action against the officers who were acting “more as BJP servants than public servants.”
Gagan Pratap Singh, State Secretary, Surinder Chouhan, District President Jammu (Rural) and Parshotam Parihar, State Secretary-PTU were also present in press conference.
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