NC, Cong supporting Regional Councils to turn table on BJP-PDP Govt: MPEJ

Excelsior CorrespondentJAMMU, Jan 23: Movement for Peace and Equality today said that� National Conference and Congress were joining� the Regional Council bandwagon� only to turn table on BJP-PDP dispensation."Those who ruled the state over more than 6 decades are now saying that formation of Regional Councils is the only solution to give an end to the discriminations and� disparities," said� Ram Singh Chouhan and� Kuldeep Kumar Rao,� active members of Movement for Peace, Equality & Justice,� in a joint press statement, issued here today.They attributed the present J&K situation to series of broken promises made by successive Governments with the people of State. "The recommendations of several commissions appointed by Government� of India,� like Gajinder Gadkar Commission, Sarkaria Commission, Wazir Commission, 5 working groups and� lastly three Inter locators, are gathering dust in the corridors of power be," they said and added� that� the commitments made in Delhi Agreement of 1953 "something has to be given to the people of J&K State" never saw the day of light and� now when both Congress and� NC were� out of power, they wanted� to turn table on BJP-PDP combine dispensation and demanding� three Regional Councils."However, it is a welcome change in their minds and we have always been advocating constitution of three Regional Councils- one each for Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh to be run by local representatives duly elected by public through democratic manner having constitutionally guaranteed powers in respect of planning, execution and� monitoring," they said adding that in this way no area will remain unrepresented and no area can clamor of neglect or discrimination.