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| J&K govt penalizes deceased veteran Journalist Charkha’s family | | Heartlessness at its worst | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Oct 18: Senior Journalist Rajinder Singh Charkha had the privilege of covering important news events all through his life and even when he was bed ridden due to prolonged illness, he never stopped writing.
The only difference was that part from writing regular news reports; he wrote several passionate appeals and applications to senior ministers and bureaucrats urging them for a kind favour. Through his writing, he repeatedly appealed them to look into his application in which his wife had sought transfer from her posting in Poonch to Jammu so that she can accompany him to hospital where he was undergoing medical treatment.
Ironically, no one in the state government paid a heed to his request and when he breathed his last, his wish remained unfulfilled. Charkha breathed his last on September 25, 2010 after fighting with prolonged illness for over five years. He was suffering from chronic liver cirrhosis for past several years and his family members ran from pillar to post to arrange better medical care for him.
His wife Surjeet Kaur, posted in Government Primary Girls School, Nama Hundian in Mendhar tehsil of Poonch for the last nine year,s has faced numerous hardships. During difficult times of Charkha, she could not attend to her duties on regular basis. On one such occasion when she was found absent from her duty during the surprise visit of Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Mendhar on October 22, 2009 she was placed under suspension.
Zonal education officer (ZEO) Mendhar was directed to charge sheet the absentee and furnish detailed report for necessary action. After ascertaining facts of the case, ZEO recommended for her reinstatement and treating her period of suspension as on duty. Wife of the veteran journalist even after the death of her husband is still facing the same hardship and is shuttling between Jammu and Poonch to attend to her duties.
Before RS Charkha died, he had written separate letters to Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Education pleading her transfer case on humanitarian grounds. Now it remains to be seen whether those enjoying powers will live up to the expectation of the family members of the senior journalist and do the needful or will wait for the case file to arrive at their table where they will extract their share before disposing the file.
Meanwhile, when contacted Director School Education, Zahida Khan said, “It is true that Surjeet Kour had forwarded an application pleading her transfer but she falls in Teacher grade which is not under my purview. That’s why I could not transfer her.”
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