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`Toothless' tigers look towards new Government for teeth
2/28/2015 12:15:41 AM
Peerzada Ummer
Early Times Report
srinagar, Feb 27: While the new government will assume office in the state in near future, the question that arises is whether the new dispensation gives powers to anti-graft bodies, state information Commission and the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) or not?
The statutory bodies established in the state during the previous regime were out rightly undermined due to visible indifferences between the NC- Congress coalition.
The Omar government in the state didn't at all responded to the SAC's repeated requests to arm it with full-fledged investigation wing headed by an officer of the rank of Additional Director General of Police. The file was put on hold by Omar's coalition.
Despite Governor NN Vohra raising his pitch in 2011 to strengthen the SAC, State Government remained unmoved even over appointing the second member.
SAC could not take the suo-moto cognizance of any issue due to failure of the State Government to empower it. The High Court here had held that the anti- corruption watchdog cannot exercise suo- moto powers in absence of inherent powers.
The State Information Commission (SIC) which Omar's regime claims to have constituted, the Commission faced dearth of staff. Though SIC raised the issue of shortage of staff with General Administration Department, over the past two years, no action was taken by the government.
By the creation of the State Vigilance Commission (SVC), the previous government claimed to have brought public servants in its domain. But at the same time it had restrained the SAC to look into complaints against the public servants. While 2011 was spent by the government for making necessary amendments in the SVC Act, the Commission couldn't be constituted in 2012 owing to queries from Raj Bhavan over the name recommended by the panel headed by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for the post of Chief Vigilance Commissioner.
The impact of non- constitution of the SVC is evident on the ground as more than 290 cases of alleged corruption against the public servants are gathering dust in the SAC.
The State Human Rights Commission again remained virtually toothless as against 216 SHRC recommendations submitted to the Committee since 2008, only 86 have been accepted by the government.
It remains to be seen at present that what immediate measures will the new government take to strengthen the functioning of the various Commissions that have been established with the purpose to ensure transparency and good governance in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Also the people across JK are expecting the new dispensation to act tough against all those persons who enjoyed the luxuries of power while violating the norms and throwing rules to wind in the past. The strengthening of the SAC SIC, SVC and others would not only ensure the good governance in the state but will also rebuild the lost faith of people in the institutions of justice.
Both the young and the old generation in the state want JK a corruption free land and punishment to those who not only have misused their official positions but also plundered the public money without any remorse or the fear of consequences.
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