Early Times Report
Doda, Apr 30: The members of Thathri Development Front (TDF), today demanded representation in Upper House of State legislature and ADC for sub division Thathri. A meeting of TDF, was held under Ram Rattan Manhas, Kuldeep Kumar Rao, Om Raj Bhall, Kanwar Jeet Singh Thakur, Behari Lal Bhagat and Yog Raj Sharma. The members in one voice said that for the last 70 years , no representation has been given to Thathri in upper house. Tehsils Gandoh, Doda, Kishtwar and Bhaderwah have been provided this representation but the erstwhile Tehsil Thathri which now comprises of 5 Tehsils, has been in-genuinely ignored. It deserves not only this representation but also the status of a separate constituency & a separate District. The Sub-Division Thathri has been divided into two constituencies of Inderwal & Bhaderwah which is quite in-genuine considering its number of Tehsils and its population.
The main reason why it was made neither a constituency nor a district is that no representation in the upper house was given by successive governments. They demanded that the representation in Upper House be provided to Sub- Division Thathri- the most backward Sub-Division of J&K- followed by provision of separate Constituency, District Status and creation of ACD post in Thathri Sub-Division like that of Koteranka, Basohli, Billawar, Bhaderwah, Nowshera, Sunderbani and Kalakote. |
