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Remote controlled governance by New Delhi not in J&K's interests: Harsh Dev
6/21/2023 11:01:09 PM
Early Times Report
CHENANI, June 21: Referring to the directives issued by ECI to five states namely Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Telangana and Chhattisgarh for holding preparations for conduct of Assembly polls during the current year, Harsh Dev Singh former minister and JKNPP President said that J&K had once again been omitted from the itinerary of Elections thereby ruling out the possibility of such elections in the near future. He expressed his dismay that while the process for local bodies elections had also been set in motion, the govt and the ECI continued with their delay and deny approach so far as elections to J&K Assembly were concerned which continued to be postponed for the last several years on one pretext or the other. He said that having failed to deliver and to redeem its promises, the BJP was hell bent to continue its proxy rule in the UT and to run the affairs of govt through remote control from New Delhi. Having antagonized its own electorates as well, the BJP was trying hard to buy time and thereby resorting to delay and deny tactics over the issue of conduct of Assembly elections in J&K. Scared to face the people in the wake of its multiple betrayals with peoples' cause, it preferred repeated postponement of polls and continuation of its proxy rule in the UT, said Singh. He was addressing the public meetings in Hardwar and Barkunda villages of Chenani constituency today.
Reiterating the need for the early elections to J&K Legislative Assembly in J&K, Singh said that any delay in this regard would not only amount to subversion of democracy but also violate the orders of the Supreme Court. "The people could not be deprived of their democratic rights in the state only for the political inexpediencies of the ruling party at the centre by taking to frivolous excuses", said Singh. He said that a full time elected govt was a must to deal with the armed insurgency in the erstwhile state besides coping with the multiple issues confronting the UT. The militancy which had erupted in early 90s in J&K had gradually subsided after the formation of an elected govt in the state. It had almost died down during popular govts but unfortunately got revived during the centre's proxy rule. Any delay therefore in handing over power to the sons of soil through free and fair elections could prove counterproductive and further complicate the already volatile situation in the UT said Harsh.
Pointing towards the growing tensions in various parts of the UT and the failure of administration to come up to the peoples' expectations, Singh said that bureaucratic rule was no answer to the prevalent crisis. The LG administration had lost connect with the masses. The unemployed, semi-employed and contractuals were on the roads with none to even take note of their sufferings and grievances. The people inhabiting the rural areas were suffering badly for basic amenities with no access whatsoever to the corridors of power. With hardly any forum to ventilate their grievances, the people were suffering badly in the absence of a popular govt thereby resulting in growing alienation amongst the masses.
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