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| Ruling leaders create communal tensions: Prof Gupta | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 27: The former Union Minister and MLA, Professor Chaman Lal Gupta has charged the ruling leaders of creating communal tensions by changing the names of historic places. Commenting upon the objections being raised over the inclusion of some new name with the proposed of Peer Kho to Bahu Fort Ropeway, Professor Gupta said, "Both these places have their historic significance but it was strange that certain elements from state Government also trying to give new names with a design which needed a serious look by Governor NN Vohra and also by the men in authority at the Centre. Prof. Gupta recalled that the menace of changing the names of historic places had infect started from Pak held areas of the state. "In POK the name of river Kishan Ganga was changed by the name of Neelam and in valley with the river was given the name of Neelam valley. The place of Gopalpura was given the name of Fazalpura and the Bandhi Gopalpura in Poonch area was renamed as Abaspur. Similarly many other places were renamed there" said Gupta. But it was strange that this highly pernicious process has crept in Kashmir and in certain areas of Jammu too. He referred to renaming of Anantnag, Hariperbal, Shankevachanja and even Srinagar, he added and pointed out that ulterior move was being extended to Jammu also. And even in Government records such new names were being inserted. This is bound to generate communal tensions and bickerings amongst the communities. All this needed a serious look that how the names of Hamza Colony, Fidouspura, Julalabad. have come up even in the colonies which have come ups in enroached land around Jammu City. He also took strong exception to the use of the word of Jangjoo (warriors) instead of terrorists and extremists in the official records. |
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