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| Sinha regrets malicious campaign | | All eyes on Vohra, as SASB polarization deepens | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | June 23
With just one day left for his successor Narendra Nath Vohra to take over at Srinagar Raj Bhawan, the outgoing Governor Lt Gen SK Sinha described as an "orchestrated campaign" allegations that permanent structures have been raised by the Amarnath Shrine Board in Anantnag district and said no such step has been taken.
"Not a single permanent structure has been constructed by the board anywhere," said Lt Gen (Retd) Sinha who is handing over the charge to N N Vohra on June 25.
Vohra, is scheduled to be admnistered the oath by the Chief Justice of the High Court in Srinagar on June 25. On the same day SK Sinha will relinquish his post and leave for Delhi.
Discussing pilgrimage arrangement with officials, Gen Sinha said, “despite repeated clarifications, an orchestrated campaign continues to vitiate the atmosphere”.
Sinha said ever since the board took charge of managing the yatra, special measures were initiated with every passing year to ensure health and hygiene in campaign site and en route the cave shrines keeping in view the environmental requirements. Sinha, who is Chairman of the Board, said all necessary measures have been taken to preserve the environment and ecology of the yatra area. Pre-fabricated huts and modern toilets have been raised in addition to tents, he said.
Meanwhile, all eyes are focussed on the new Governor whether he, as head of the Amarnath Shrine Board, carry out some damage control exercise which could reduce the current level of communal polrisation. As far as the PDP Patron, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed's demand for cancellation of the land transfer order Vohra has not to play any role in it.It is for the State Cabinet to scrap the order or amend it. However, observers opined that the new Governor, in the capacity of being the head of the Shrine Board, can convey to the Government that the Board may adopt the old practice of setting up prefabricated tents and toilets without seeking the land being transferred or diverted to the Board.
Vohra may, in the long run, think of curtailing the yatra period. But he may not be in a position to do it soon after he takes over as the Governor because already several lakh pilgrims stand registered. Once the yatra period was curtailed it could result in a country wide clamour. The new Governor could remove fears of political leaders s far as threat to the ecosystem on the mountain belt around the holy cave by taking in hand measures which would make it mandatory for the Board officials to arrange cleaning of the areas where tents, langars and toilets had been set up after the end of the yatra. In the context of these developments Vohra's performance will be watched with interest. |
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