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| CMP focuses on development, Article 370, AFSPA left out | | Gives concept of Greater Jammu, Greater Srinagar | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu, March 1: The much awaited Common Minimum Program (CMP) prepared by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) focuses on developmental issues and leaves out issues including AFSPA and Article 370. The CMP released by the government during today's joint Press Conference of Mufti Mohammad Syed and Dr. Nirmal Singh.
As per the CMP, both parties have agreed to respect the mandate given by the people, strengthening of the institutions and widening the ambit of democracy through inclusive politics, to provide smart governance, bring about self-sustaining and balanced development in all three regions of the State and to create conditions to facilitate resolution of all issues of J&K.
The detailed draft of CMP between PDP-BJP stated that BJP have entered into a "Governance Alliance" based on an agreement and agenda which is an effort towards seeking a national reconciliation on J&K.
"The purpose of this alliance is to form a Coalition Government that will be empowered to catalyse reconciliation and confidence building within and across the Line of Control (LoC) in J&K thereby ensuring peace in the State. This will, in turn, create an enabling environment for all round economic development of the State and prosperity of the people" read the CMP draft added that the raison d'être of this alliance is to provide a stable and a representative government in J&K
While recognizing different positions taken by the parties on the constitutional status of J&K, the present position will be maintained on all the constitutional provisions pertaining to J&K. including the special status in the Constitution of India
It stated that the governance framework envisaged will include institutional capacity building and people-public-private partnership. This will enable the State to seek national and international financing for its developmental plan and projects for foreign investments in sectors like power, infrastructure, education, agriculture, horticulture, tourism and medical services.
CMP ensured that powers and decentralization of decision making is in practice devolved to three tier Panchayats, Municipalities and Corporations by empowering the third tier of governance.
It also ensures genuine autonomy of institutions of probity, which include: State Accountability Commission, Vigilance Commission, which will be re-designated as Transparency Commission, and an organization which deals with the Right to Information Act.
"The Union Government has recently initiated several steps to normalize the relationship with Pakistan. The Coalition Government will seek to support and strengthen the approach and initiatives taken by the Government to create a reconciliatory environment and build stakes for all in the peace and development within the subcontinent" maintained CMP.
It said that the same will be pursued by taking confidence building measures, such as, enhancing people to people contact on both sides of the LoC, encouraging civil society exchanges, taking travel, commerce, trade and business across the LoC to the next level and opening new routes across all three regions to enhancing connectivity.
As the situation in the State has improved vastly and to build greater public confidence in its sustainability while both parties have historically held a different view on the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and the need for it in the State at present, as part of the agenda for governance of this alliance, the Coalition Government will examine the need for de-notifying disturbed areas'. This, as a consequence, would enable the Union Government to take a final view on the continuation of AFSPA in these areas.
All lands other than those given to the security forces on the basis of lease, licenses and acquisition under the provision of the Land Acquisition Act shall be returned to the rightful legal owners, except in a situation where retaining the lands is absolutely imperative in view of a specific security requirement. In any case, monetary remuneration, be it in the form of rents or compensation should be made fairly at market rates.
Coalition will work out a one-time settlement for refugees from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir of 1947, 1965 & 1971, will take measures for sustenance and livelihood of the West Pakistan refugees, extend all benefits accruing to the people living on the LoC to the people living on the International Border, make the families of the victims in cross border firing qualify for benefits given under SRO-43, construct shelters in vulnerable areas on the LoC and the International Border to prevent loss of life, give ST status to Kollis. Chopans and Paharis, create a Scheduled Tribe Ministry for the welfare of the STs, constitute a Delimitation Commission for the delimiting of Legislative Assembly Constituencies as required by law.
On the development front, CMP laid stress to explore modalities for transfer of Dulhasti and Uri Hydro Power Projects to J&K as suggested by the Rangarajan Committee Report and the Round Table Reports, Secure a share in the profits of NHPC emanating from J&K waters to the State Government, revise all royalty agreements, allotment of a dedicated coal mine in Madhya Pradesh to J&K with coal reserves of not less than 150 MMT for setting up a pit head thermal plant with equity support from Government of India, restructure and strengthen the Chenab Valley Power Projects Limited as a holding company for all Hydropower Projects in the state & to ensure J&K a share in one of the six Ultra Mega Thermal Power Projects, focused on crafts and tourism, hydropower, non-conventional energy, wind energy, bio-technology, agriculture, manufacturing and trade. In addition, some key developmental initiatives will include creating of model business villages, to build a Model Basmati Village in Jammu and a Model Apple Village in Kashmir, developing two mega cities : Greater Srinagar and Greater Jammu. Along with that develop two satellite cities of New Srinagar and New Jammu, up-gradation of all towns with population size class of 30,000 to 99,999 into cities, develop Jammu as an independent tourism circuit with specific plans including Suchetgarh - Samba - Hiranagar border tourism, Katra - Patnitop - Bhaderwah Sector Parmandal - Utterbeni - Surinsar - Mansar Sector, Katra - Majalta - Billawar - Basohli Sector, Bam - Sarthal - Jai Circuit and Rajouri -Poonch (seven lakes) Sector & enhancing connectivity by building Basohli - Bani - Bhaderwah Road.
For Kashmir, CMP offered rebuilding sheher-e-khas as a heritage destination by dovetailing craft, heritage and tourism , Making Dal lake a world heritage site, to develop, preserve and promote the Dogra Heritage and Ladakh's Hemis festival, to include Srinagar and Jammu in the Smart Cities announced in this year's budget, rehabilitation and Relief for the Flood Affected victims and their families, in the allotted budget of Rs 2,000 crores as part of urban renewal, Gol must include Jammu and Srinagar, improved power supply throughout the year, a special fully funded Employment package for educated and semiskilled youth for engendering, 100% female literacy, 100% Primary Healthcare, earmarking 2 % of revenues from hydropower for the development of the Chenab region, setting up of a new specialized high tech IT park and Bio tech parks in Jammu and Pir Panchal, food and Textile park in Kathua District, setting up of a Mega fruit mandi in Kashmir, setting up a super specialty, AIIMS in the valley, constructing a tunnel on the Mughal road for better connectivity and alternative routing, developing of a Ring road around Jammu city for decongestion of traffic, develop Ranjit Sagar, Mansar, Wular and Suruinsar lakes, cleaning and beautification of the Jehlum and Tawi on the pattern of Ganga, special water bodies plan to preserve identified water bodies in Jammu, Srinagar and Ladakh, cleaning, revival and preservation of Doodh Ganga and Chenab rivers.
There shall be a steering committee comprising of the President of PDP and BJP, and four members each from the parties for overseeing the implementation of the Agenda of the Alliance. |
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