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| J&K govt must clarify its definition of ‘Deadwood’ and ‘Corrupt’: Harsh | | |  EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Dec 4: Accusing the J&K govt of making haughty and supercilious claims over ‘accountability’ and ‘corruption free dispensation’ in the UT, Harsh Dev Singh chairman JKNPP and former minister today said that the ground reality was invariably in inverse proportion to the articulation of the said slogans.
Ridiculing the govt’s repeated statements of dismissing the ‘deadwood’ and ‘corrupt’, Singh while addressing a press conference here today reiterated his demand asking the govt to explain what it actually meant by the said terms. While the inconvenient and non-influential officers were being terminated, the most corrupt and non performing liabilities in the system were being given lucrative posting thus making a mockery of its tall claims. He maintained that Udhampur episode of PWD deptt was only a tip of the ice berg with several such instances occurring on regular basis in Ramnagar sub division of the said district with none to take cognizance of brazen loot and plunder of govt funds despite frequent public cries and clamours. Not only were the funds meant for public works siphoned but officers had deprived the bonafide beneficiaries of their legitimate claims and relief grants envisaged for them under various schemes.
Pointing towards the non-disbursement of house compensation to hundreds of farmers of Chenani, Dudu, Ramnagar and Ghordi blocks by the respective collectors for their residential units dismantled for construction of PMGSY roads 8-9 years back, Singh said that it provided the most glaring example of official red-tape, non-performance and corruption besides contempt for the poor, indigent villagers. He said that despite funds having been placed at the disposal of District Collectors/SDMs by the PMGSY deptt 7-8 years back, the said collectors had withheld the said funds for extraneous considerations forcing the deprived farmers to lead a miserable life putting up in tents and sheds.
Referring further to the unprecedented and unquantifiable pilferage of ration meant for the poor by the CAPD in Udhampur, Singh said that no cognizance was being taken of the huge scams in the deptt despite repeated complaints. Hundreds of ration card holders were being deprived of their ration every month on one pretext or the other. Forests were being plundered and huge smuggling of deodar trees was continuing unabated in Ramnagar’s jungles with none to take notice, he added. Seeking personal indulgence of the LG, Singh said that if such incidents were allowed to go scot free, the govt would have to redefine the terms ‘deadwood’ and ‘corrupt’.
The NPP leader further invited the attention of LG towards hundreds of hand pumps having become non-operational in Chenani and Ramnagar constituency with ground water wing of Jal Shakti deptt refusing to operationalize them by taking the plea of empty coffers.
Parshotam Parihar state secretary and Surinder chauhan district president (rural) were also present in the press conference. |
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