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| JSM (P) demands reorganization of J&K State | | Gupta comes up with facts, figures about discrimination with Jammu region | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu |Sep 10
Jammu State Morcha (P) on Wednesday reiterated its demand of reorganization of Jammu and Kashmir State into three states of Jammu, Ladakh and Kashmir along with the creation of a Union Territory in the Valley for all those who suffered neglect and discrimination at the hands of Kashmiri leaders viz. Kashmir Pandits, Kashmiri Sikhs and other communities of Paharis and Gujjars.
Addressing a press conference, President of the JSM (P) Prof Virendra Gupta said that reorganization of the state was the only viable solution that could meet the aspirations and interests of the people of Jammu, Ladakh and Kashmir along with Kashmiri Pandits and others.
H. B. Khajuria, Adv. Abdul Rouf Ganai, Dig Vijay Singh, Devinder Singh Jamwal; Chandra Uday Sharma; Balwainder Singh Jamwal and Mahesh Sharma were also present during the press conference.
Highlighting the issue of discrimination with Jammu Prof Gupta made it clear that JSM (P) would contest the forthcoming election in the state on the plank of reorganization of J&K State that includes the creation of separate Jammu State along with states of Ladakh & Kashmir, and a union territory for Kashmiri Pandits, Gujjars and Paharis carved out in the Kashmir Valley.
On the occasion he congratulated the entire population of Jammu Province for their victory in this historic agitation under the Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangarsh Samiti.
To support his view point on the issue Prof Gupta presented comprehensive data to highlighting the grim realities and discrimination with Jammu in all sectors.
He said the Jammu region possesses almost 50% of the state's population and more area than that of the Valley, which is a most difficult and inaccessible terrain. Jammu Province has 37 seats in the state assembly and each assembly segment on an average represents 710 sq. Km area and 73,000 voters, whereas Kashmir Province has 346 sq. Km area and 55,000 voters for each assembly segment. In the Civil Secretariat, representation of the people of Jammu region is less than 15% and overall only 25% in the total State Government services. About 70% of the total unemployed youth registered in the state is from Jammu Province, while it contributes over 70% of the state's revenue whereas it gets only 20–30% of the total allocation of funds for development. Moreover only about 10% of funds available from the Government of India have been spent in the development works in Jammu province.
Tourism and Horticulture in Jammu Province have deliberately been neglected so that this region does not compete with the Kashmir valley, he alleged.
He said road covered area of Jammu region is about 24 % against 55% in the Valley. Expenditure on the road network in Jammu region in the 8th and 9th plan remained Rs.14,418 lakh and Rs.29,238 lakh where it is Rs.24,722lakh and Rs.40,368 lakh in Kashmir Valley. This is in spite of the fact that Jammu has 170 times more area and difficult terrain than the valley and thus needs more expenditure for the construction of roads.
Similarly, he said the tourism budget of 2007 shows that Jammu got only Rs.4 crore against Rs.20 crore allocated for the valley, i.e. only 16.66 percent of the total allocation. Total expenditure on Irrigation incurred in Jammu region in the 8th and 9th plan is Rs.6118 lakh and Rs.8705 lakh where as it is Rs.10, 297 lakh and Rs.15944 lakh in Kashmir. In Horticulture about 90% expenditure of total funds was made in the valley in the 8th and 9th plan. Thus the Governments led by Mufti and Ghulam Nabi Azad, which boasted for equitable treatment for all the regions, did not play a fair game with Jammu Province. Prof Gupta observed. |
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