JKPCC passes political, socio economic resolutions
Gopal Sharma
JAMMU, Dec 16: All India Congress Committee general secretary and incharge party affairs in Jammu and Kashmir, Rajni Patil (MP) today demanded restoration of Statehood to the Jammu and Kashmir before holding Assembly elections here.
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“Today we held the meeting of the Political Affairs Committee in which we passed two resolutions – one political and another socio-economic. We are holding the meeting to debate the issues. We are discussing the J&K situation and hearing workers’ viewpoint on it,” Patil told reporters after chairing Executive Committee meeting of the JKPCC here today.
The Congress MP said the party will accordingly formulate the policy according to them. “Supreme Court has kept the deadline of September 24 for holding Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. We want restoration of Statehood. We want guarantees for jobs to the locals. We want an early Assembly election so that we have a Council of Ministers and MLAs here,” she said.
“Assembly elections have not been held in the J&K for more than five years. It is the genuine concern and demand of the people in Jammu and Kashmir. I have been raising voice for this in the past and projecting the same right now. The local parties and groups must raise this issue forcefully,” Patil remarked.
The party also demanded the implementation of 33 per cent reservation for women in J&K since the delimitation has taken place in the Union Territory.
“We are in favour of 33 per cent reservation for women. It was our commitment,” Patil said. The party in one of the resolutions demanded the restoration of the old system of recruiting youths to the Army with special focus on those from the border areas, including the LoC.
The Congress in these resolutions criticised the “authoritarian approach” of the current administration towards its employees and demanded a resolution of their long pending issues.
The Congress demands an immediate revision of the package and enhancement of the relief component of Kashmiri migrants, Patil added.
Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) today passed two resolutions at its Executive Committee meeting, demanding the restoration of Statehood for the Union Territory and the Assembly election.
JKPCC also demanded an immediate filling of all vacant posts in all Government and semi-Government institutions in a fast-track mode and called for the constitution of a “high-level independent commission” for the investigation of recruitment scams.
The resolutions were passed under the leadership of AICC In-charge, J&K affairs, Rajni Patil.
The Congress unit said the deferring of Urban Local Body and Panchayat elections has left no trace of democracy in Jammu and Kashmir.
The party has already raised the issue with the government, seeking elections to these bodies under the State Election Commission in accordance with amendments 73rd and 74th, with due reservation to OBCs like SCs, STs and women.
The party also demanded that in order to give relief to the common man the scale of free ration should be doubled and the old scale of subsidised sugar to each family be restored.
Earlier, PCC president Vikar Rasool Wani welcomed the AICC Incharge JK affairs Rajni Patil and all other participants and opened the discussion.
Two resolutions were presented in the Political Affairs Committee meeting. The political resolution was presented by senior vice president and Media chief Ravinder Sharma and seconded by Haji Abdul Rashid, senior leader from Kashmir and former MLA.
Socio-economic resolution was presented by senior vice president PCC Ghulam Nabi Monga and seconded by senior vice president and ex-MLA Th. Balwan Singh.
The Political Affairs Committee (PAC) chaired by Tariq Hameed Karra met in the morning, for more than 2 ½ hours to discuss the political situation in Jammu and Kashmir.
AICC Incharge Rajni Patil, Manoj Yadav (AICC Joint Secy), president PCC Vikar Rasool Wani, G A Mir, Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed, Tara Chand, Raman Bhalla, Mula Ram, Balwan Singh, Ravinder Sharma, Ghulam Nabi Monga and Yogesh Sawhney attended the meeting.
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