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| Opposition must unite to save Constitution, Rule of law: Harsh Dev | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 31: The leaders and activists of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) toady assembled outside Nirvachan Bhawan Jammu and took out funeral procession (Shav Yatra) of J&K Democracy under the leadership of Harsh Dev Singh, Former Minister and Chairman AAP J&K SCC. The protesters raised slogans of "Ram nam satya hai", "BJP ka matlab Bahut Jhooti Party", "Election Commission Hai Hai", "Bhajpa Sarkar Hai Hai" etc. The angry protesters accused BJP leadership for throttling democracy in J&K only for the sake of continuance of their proxy rule in the erstwhile State.
Alleging subversion of democracy and denial of popular govt in J&K, Singh said that BJP led govt was inventing one excuse after the other to deny democratic rights to the people of erstwhile state and to continue its proxy rule through backdoor. He said that while no initiative had been taken to restore popular rule in J&K, the govt in the UT seemed to have been outsourced to bureaucrats mostly from outside the state, having hardly any connect with the general masses who were suffering for even the basic amenities. The silence of GoI and ECI over J&K while holding Elections for HP and Gujarat amply revealed the intentions of the centre which seemed hell bent to continue its indirect rule in J&K through these bureaucrats. He said that with the political process having been rendered defunct in the new UT, political parties discredited and discouraged and opposition parties suppressed, the democracy had been reduced to a farce in J&K which had eventually given rise to present tensions in the valley and elsewhere in J&K.
Maintaining that legitimate, elected govt. alone could deal with obsequious challenges posed by the rogue nation, Singh questioned the rationale behind repeated postponement of Assembly Elections in J&K. Strongly condemning the escalation in militancy related activists, he called upon the centre to initiate political process in J&K and ensure restoration of popular rule in the erstwhile state at the earliest. Rather than suppressing the main-stream political parties, these should be encouraged and taken into confidence for restoration of normalcy in the UT. Remember, the proxy rule through outside bureaucrats was not the solution to the woes afflicting J&K. The Advisors and bureaucrats had hardly any access to the general public who were feeling alienated. An elected govt therefore alone, in view of its accessibility and proximity with the common masses, could enlist their support in fighting cross border terrorism exported by the hostile neighbour. Questioning the rationale behind repeated postponement of Assembly Elections, Singh said that vested interests in the present bureaucracy were among the biggest stumbling blocks in restoration of democratic govt in J&K.
Harsh Dev said that the Election Commission had earlier taken a call for simultaneous polls of Assembly and Parliament which however did not materialize due to the interference by one political party. ECI later issued a statement on 4th June, 2019 stating therein that the EC "after the conduct of Amarnath Yatra will announce the election schedule for the conduct of Assembly Elections in J&K", revealed Singh adding that it too turned out to be a damp squib. He reminisced that during the visit of the Full Election Commission headed by CEC to J&K in February, 2019 all political parties except BJP had favoured Assembly Elections in J&K in April-May, 2019. He regretted that the said Elections were avoided at the behest of BJP alone to keep the ruling party in good humour. Likewise, statements of early Assembly polls were issued by the central govt, Governor and the Lt. Governor of J&K also, which too created only cynicism amongst the masses in view of the frequency with which they were made and then forgotten.
Asserting that a people's govt alone could fulfil the aspirations of the general masses, Singh sought early revival of democracy by putting an end to proxy rule imposed by the centre in J&K. He said that the opposition must unite to save the Constitution and Rule of law in J&K. |
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