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Cong promises statehood, restoration of Durbar Move in its election manifesto
Party assures job, land rights for locals, White Paper on corruption, minority commission
9/17/2024 12:02:46 AM

Early Times Report

Jammu, Sept 16: Ending all suspense Congress on Monday released its election manifesto, just before the ending of the campaign for the first phase of Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
“We will provide inclusive and accountable governance by ensuring that the Central Government grants statehood to Jammu and Kashmir”, the manifesto mentioned.
The party further promised to restore the Darbar Move, which process which was stopped recently by the Lieutenant Governor administration.
“We will restore the 149-year tradition of Summer and Winter Capitals in Srinagar and Jammu respectively by passing in the first resolution of the first Assembly session in favour of the Durbar Move”, the party promises.
The Congress party further promised that “We will give first preference to those domiciled in Jammu and Kashmir for jobs, government contracts, land allocation and natural resource concessions”
“We will bring a White Paper on corruption and establish a Lokayukta within the first 100 days to investigate all charges against officials – serving and retired – allegedly involved in scams over the past ten years”, the party promised
The party also promised to empower all elected MLAs to ensure the development of their respective constituencies for speedy redressal of the people’s grievances.
The Congress also promised to restore the Legislative Council and add constituencies to represent sections that are inadequately represented in the Assembly such as OBCs,
> Unemployment allowance to qualified youth of up to Rs 3,500 per month for one year.
> Fill 1 lakh vacant government posts and provide a job calendar within the first 30 days to fill them.
> Job applicants will pay an exam fee only once a year even if they apply many times.
> Fill district cadre posts through district recruitment boards with preference to local youth.
> Fill vacancies at various levels to address shortages of teachers.
> Clear the withheld and pending RET appointments in six months.
> Revive special border recruitments and on-the spot recruitments for the J&K Police, Fire Brigade and Forest Protection Force.
> Revive the scheme for allotment of 30% contracts to unemployed engineers’ groups.
> Convert Employment Exchanges into job placement centres and self-employment guiding centres.
> Simplify the verification process for all government jobs, passports, and other purposes by making them timebound and simplified to check undue harassment.
inorities, Ex-Servicemen, pensioners, teachers, experts etc.
“We will hold Panchayat and Urban Local Body (ULB) elections under the 73rd & 74th Constitutional amendments at the earliest”, the party promises, adding, We will incorporate an Ombudsperson to investigate cases of corruption”.
“There will be no evictions from lands in continuous occupation by poor people and farmers – especially landless, small and marginal farmers – until a fair and transparent land policy is prepared within six months”, the party promises, adding, “Forest dwellers will also be conferred rights under the Forest Rights Act within six months”.
The Congress also promises to implement the Public Services Guarantee Act in letter and spirit and check the loopholes in the system.
The party also promises to consider the demand to create a PoJK Displaced Persons (DP) and Refugees Board for their welfare and press for the implementation of the 2014 financial package as recommended by the Congress-led State Government to the Central Government and endorsed by the Parliamentary Standing Committee.
The party also promises to confer all rights on DPs from 1947, 1965 and 1971 and West Pakistan refugees including rights to sell and transfer allotted state land and Evacuee Properties.
“We will reexamine genuine cases of unregistered and excluded 1947 DPs and refugees and accordingly confer them due rights and a financial package”, the party promised and added that Congress will regularise DP and Refugee bastis and camp.
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