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| Harsh Dev comes up with slogan of ‘Stand Up Jammu’ in joint Meeting of region leaders | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 8: Giving a clarion call to the civil society, students, youth, traders and farmers of Jammu region to unite for the cause of the region, Harsh Dev Singh, former minister and chairman JKNPP said that it was high time that pro Jammu forces joined hands to defeat and dethrone those who had betrayed the cause of the dogra land.
“The very leaders in whom Jammu reposed its faith had betrayed it and relegated it to worse than second class status. The faith of the Jammu people in the present dispensation had been completely shaken in view of unprecedented bias to which the region had been subjected. It was therefore necessary to bring about a change in the system by rejecting the opportunist leaders and promoting a class of leadership which can truly espouse the cause of the incarcerated land of dogras. Lets therefore come together to oppose, expose and finally depose those who have taken Jammu region for granted and have dented our very dignity, pride and honour after ascending the throne of power,” said Singh while addressing a seminar in Jammu today.
The seminar was attended by Raman Bhalla, Vice President Pradesh Congress Committee, Lal Singh, Chairman DSS and Taranjeet Singh Tony, DDC Suchetgarh. “Dogra land continues to be looked upon with a jaundiced eye. It seems to have been perennially assigned the role of second class citizenry. It continues to face deprivation and neglect in terms of development, funds allocation, employment, tourism promotion, power, health facilities and industrial promotion etc. It continues to be treated as an appendage to Kashmir. While the lion’s share has always gone to t Kashmir, the dogra land has got to remain content with whatsoever falls in its kitty. So much so that even the self respect and dignity of dogras has been compromised to keep the other side in good humour. The present day rulers are not only subscribing to the slogan of “Kashmiriyat, Jamhooriyat, Insansiyat” but have in a way discarded ‘dogriyat’ and the values it symbolizes. The IIT convocation held last year organized in dogra heartland had the participants flaunting Kashmiri ‘Pherans’ and ‘Pakhtooni/Afghani’ caps which was a prescribed dress code. Does this not amount to humiliation of dogras?” said Singh.
“Are the aforesaid developments in tune with the basic instincts and core susceptibilities of dogras as a class? Do they not amount to an insult to our very self respect and dignity? The authoritarian installation of Toll Plazas around the city of temples by our elected government and arbitrary denial of 4G for around 18 months are a stinging rebuke of the present regime tramping upon the rights and interests of the people of Jammu region.
These leaders further tried to trivialize the significance of 23rd September by saying that people should do double the work on the birthday of Maharaja Hari Singh quite unmindful of their earlier assurances on the subject. Further the very existence of dogra state founded by a dogra ruler became a subject matter of unfettered discretion of those who ascended to power on the strength of our votes.
The arrogant rulers invoked Governor’s Rule and then used the Governor’s consent to dismantle the historical dogra state and demote it to the level of UT”, said Singh who gave the slogan of ‘Stand Up Jammu’ to confront those who were hell bent to subjugate the dogras.
“The dogras do feel heart burns over repeated betrayals and multiple dents inflected upon their self pride. Still silent, why so? Where are the so called champions of dogra cause? Where are the dogra writers and columnists? Where are they who swore by dogra pride on the drop of hat? Is it not the time to rise to the occasion? Much water has flown down the river Tawi. Shall the common dogra not stand up to safeguard our rights and restore our dignity, our pride when our mandated leadership has abdicated the said responsibility. Shall we stay silent and allow the destruction of the freedoms that our ancestors and forefathers fought to defend.
Are we so option less? Have we become weak and exhausted?
Have we surrendered before those who have literally drudged us after their empowerment? Have we to continue to suffer to lose, to bleed. Has hopelessness engulfed us? Shall we not oppose, expose and depose those who used our mandate to humiliate and rather crush us? Mere shrugging of shoulders would enslave us for times to come. Dogra power must exhibit itself. Long closed lids must burst open.
Long silenced voices must speak again. Let’s show that dogras still have the courage and capacity to bite the bullet. Let’s redeem the dogra land. Let’s unite to fight the nefarious designs of those who are desperate to demolish our culture and destroy our pristine glory”, said Singh.
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