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| Lodging given to 'blue eyed' family members of politicians, bureaucrats | | JK House in New Delhi now inaccessible to state Revenue Officials | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 4: As the 'blue eyed' family members of politicians and bureaucrats continue to occupy the Government owned residences outside the state, JK House in New Delhi has now become inaccessible to twenty eight (28) revenue officials, deputed for training in National capital by the Election Commission of India (ECI).
These revenue officials told Early Times that they reached JK house in New Delhi on 3rd of this month on the directions of their higher-ups for lodging and boarding but the authorities of JK House put them to a lot of trouble by not allowing them to enter into the house despite having reservations.
"We were asked to report at JK House in New Delhi, which we did but after reaching they (authorities) did not allow us to enter into the house saying no single room is available for our accommodation," a revenue official, Shoaib Mohammad (KAS) said, adding reserved lodging has been given to 'blue eyed'.
He said that they were then asked to report at Kissan Ghar for accommodation but there they were forced to spend the night outside. Revenue officials told Early Times that 'blue eyed' family members of politicians and bureaucrats have occupied whole of the JK house, while several rooms and flats have been kept reserved by them unnecessarily. "We are officers of the state but a common people will have to face here is understandable from our helplessness," they added. They said that now they have been accommodated in Tamil Nadu Government owned house in New Delhi.
Situated in Chankya Puri, New Delhi, the JK House has three blocks comprising of 57 rooms, four VIP suits and 38 residential quarters. Pertinently, this year it was disclosed in Legislative Council in reply to a question by Jehangir Hussain Mir that among the total number of 11897 persons who availed the accommodation facilities in the JK House Delhi and Chandigarh during last five years, only 185 were from far flung areas of Poonch, Rajouri, Kupwara and Kargil.
Apart from it, the successive Governments have failed to take an initiative for expansion plans utilizing the state land in Delhi. Some disappointed complainants also alleged that the officials of the House accommodate the political families or those who have a recommendation from any Minister or a top bureaucrat.
"The existing accommodation is not sufficient to cater to the growing needs of the visitors arriving in the national capital from Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh regions for different purposes, particularly for advanced treatment," Vikar Rasool, the Minister incharge Hospitality and Protocol, had told Legislative Council this year over the issue of favouritism in allotment of accommodation in JK House. |
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