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| As militant attacks make life insecure, JK Govt focuses on Road Safety! | | Says road accidents cause of worry, sets 3-month deadline | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 23: Amid a deadly spike in threat to public life and property due to militant attacks, the Jammu and Kashmir government is seemingly focused on Road Safety.
Stating that the deaths due to road accidents are a “cause of worry,” the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha on December 22 chaired a high level meeting on Road Safety setting deadlines. But the government is yet to express worry over the spike in militant attacks, nor any deadline has been set on this front. As per an official document, the LG directed “officers to identify factors contributing to road accidents & take proactive measures; rectify black spots within 3 months.”
Officials said while the Raj Bhawan has fixed a deadline for corrective measures to avoid deaths due to accidents, there’s no deadline seeking end to militancy related killings which continue to go on.
Soon after chairing the meeting on Road Safety, the Raj Bhawan, in a Tweet said: “Chaired a high-level meeting on Road Safety. Deaths due to road accidents is a cause of worry. Directed officials to identify factors contributing to road accidents & take proactive measures;ensuring enforcement of safety laws in true spirit;making improvements in response system.”
Within three hours, militants shot dead two persons including a policeman and a civilian in Kashmir in two separate roadside incidents.
“Deeply saddened by the barbaric and cowardly terrorist act in Srinagar and Anantnag. I strongly condemn this heinous attack on civilian Rouf Ahmad & JKP officer Mohd Ashraf. The terrorists and their handlers responsible for these killings will be brought to justice soon,” the same Twitter handle of the Raj Bhawan said.
“Such barbaric terror act will not succeed in undermining J&K's development journey. Deepest & heartfelt condolences to bereaved families. Govt stands with the families & friends at this difficult time.”
Senior officials in the Civil Secretariat told the Early Times on the condition of anonymity that the government was seemingly “working on misplaced priorities and trying to give a rosy picture of the ground situation.”
“If the government can have a deadline for ending deadly accidents, which is something virtually impossible, why no such word as to till how long will people continue to get killed at the hands of militants,” said a delegation of senior officials on the condition of anonymity.
They said the government was more focused on holding cultural and similar events whereas the citizens continue to get killed.
It’s pertinent to mention that in the last around three months around two dozen persons have been killed in Kashmir. There have also been incidents of target killings of people from non Muslim community especially the non locals and migrant Pandits. |
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