 Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 22: Hailing the preliminary recommendations of Delimitation Commission, Devender Singh Rana today said equal participation, irrespective of regional, religious and the ethnic affiliations, in decision making holds key to transforming the destiny of this part of the great nation.
"The much awaited report has rekindled a ray of hope among all those who have suffered the ignominy of exploitation and discrimination due to unjust political manveouring over the decades as governance remained hegemony of chosen few", the BJP leader said while interacting with cross section of the people, who called on him to share their sense of satisfaction over the recommendations.
Rana said the Delimitation Commission draft report based on the basic tenants the delimitation- population, geography, topography, area, physical features, contiguity, convenience of administrative units and facilities of easy communication and approachability of public convenience is the way forward for the political empowerment of the people of J&K.
He said the draft to an extent addresses the genuine grievances of the people of Jammu region as well who have a sense of deprivation and discrimination which was upheld by the Gajendragadkar Commission, Sikri Commission and Wazir Commission, but never corrected. He said the proposed recommendations are in fact the course correction of the past political intrigues that have actually denied and deprived the majority of the people across the union territory in general and the Jammu region in particular, of their right of being equal partners in the democratic process and governance mechanism.
The BJP leader asked those opposing the recommendations get politically empowered and become masters of their own destiny. He said the governance at the cost of subjecting marginalized sections of the people as subservient is against democratic ethos of the country. He cautioned the exposed leaders to desist from provoking the people, as the common man in Kashmir and Jammu are now well versed with their dubious politicking. |
