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| Admixture of opportunists - Municipal Council Udhampur | | |
Jamwal Mahadeep Singh
Before advancing the
write up I owe a responsibility to apprise the representatives of third layer of democracy that they have not been comforted for appreciating power lust but for delivery to the society at the back of the authority, they have acquired through voters. It is said that the analysis of concepts is for the understanding nothing more than what the magnifying glass is for sight. Generally we exercise our franchise on the vision document and promises generated by the seekers of the votes while campaigning door to door. Voters don't decide issues; they decide who will decide issues. But when such classical rep change their coins and perch into the lap of those, whose ideologies, way of working or their experience, education and what not had been kept in constant attack, and when their vision become diluted and influenced by the new set up, then it is the responsibility of the civil society to come up with the due expectation charter required for the betterment of the society. The biggest reality required to be realized by these representatives is the praise that they get is not from the heart but just customary. The Urban Local Body elections are over and now it is the time of elected councils to deliver. But, what the Udhampurians, observed in Council's first meeting convened to discuss the current problems of the town, has exposed the visionary approach of the Council and the fine tuning, much required for efficient delivery. The over stretching of jurisdiction by councilors echoed in the meeting followed by asking for pardon by implicated Councilor, the unitary visits of President without taking the concerned councilor on board, germinated objections and cacophonous display, that in no way can be taken as healthy beginning of the Council's working. All these happenings can well be construed as development owing to the reason that we have a council that can be well defined as an admixture headed by a by-product of coalition of opportunists. The pages prior to polling, take us to memory that sitting MLA (now ex), BJP and NPP channelized its energy trying to prove that the other party is unsuited to manage the Udhampur Municipal Council. The results formulated the silhouette that majority of the wards mandated in favor of JKNPP that secured six seats excluding those who have contested and won as independents with poll arrangement with JKNPP, followed by MLA (Ex) group five and BJP trailing much behind with just four seats. The hung results were reimbursed by orchestrated move by Honorable MLA (Now Ex) and he managed the show by firstly ensuring his elected councilors joining the BJP and then the President ship of the Council for his family fold and Vice-President from BJP. This underhand deal is much taken as slaughter of sanctity of the democracy by other councilors. Two stalwarts of barring groups fighting councilor's elections have already created a big void among the people on caste based community politics. The think tanks in the communities are blaming the duo for divide and rule and befooling of citizens, when both group were having common intentions of grabbing the power.
The political run up testify that Udhampur MLA (Now Ex) has always been converting his independency status for power and paralyzed BJP that is always obsessed with power lust and has been kneeling before the ex-MLA that may be accommodating him as MoS in bygone BJP-PDP coalition government, during the election of Rajya Sabha member or the situation in hand by twisting the President ship of the Council in his family fold. As such both commonly succeeded to maintain the joint edge in the Municipal Council through political gimmickry. A minute scrutiny of results for President and Vice-President, communicate the facts that Presidential candidate supported and liked by less 'king makers' than that of Vice-President as it was just a magic number of eleven that went into the kitty of President, whereas thirteen councilors opted in favor of BJP candidate contesting for Vice-President. Here disapproval of more councilors goes in the wallet of the President (From erstwhile MLA group now on BJP platter) and less in the kitty of Vice-President (From BJP, joining it just before the ULB elections). We feel that elected President has been dragged into the murkier waters of the politics under created circumstances. But now a diagnosis of ailments of the town is must to prioritize the works to be taken in hand. Under the situation, explained in the foregoing lines, if President of the council fails to keep the whole flock in order, the Udhampur Council is likely to fall a trap of leg pulling, and ultimately it will be the populace of the town, the real sufferer. Moreover grouping of opportunists for power lust has been viewed at large as dishonor to the citizen, and the councilors carrying these feelings are going to put a hard slice before the head of the council. The first media statement of the President failed to impact the citizenry. He failed to speak on most burning problems of the town such as: parking lots, huge dumping sites in the town, traffic jams in the town, much awaited waste management plant, alarming problem of influx of 'Rehri and Phari' that has shackled the whole town, welfare of Safai Karamcharies, land grabbing in the municipal area limits, encroachments, about beautification of the town, drinking water scarcity, and much projected CCTV circuit, much talked Devika development, and about un-planned constructions going on unchecked in the town. We have to confess that still we have not realized the true meaning of democracy, where for musical chairs; the heads are counted and left over have to contribute with constructive role. It becomes more difficult to run the show efficiently, when almost equal number is there to drag the feet. The new developments in the state of dissolution of assembly will definitely affect the functioning of councils and committees as those who were in power have managed the entry of their councilors by hook and crook and now no more are the God fathers of such fraternity holding any authority to protect their inefficiency, illiteracy and inexperience
Concluding, wish that the citizenry of Udhampur will not be compelled by new establishment of Udhampur Municipal Council to speak the lines of Khwaja Haider Ali Aatish Lakhnawi that goes as: "Bohut shor sunte thae pehlu mein dil ka, jo cheera to ek qatra-e-khooN na nikla". |
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