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| Geelani cautious local businessman not to join business venturewiht non state subjects | | | Srinagar, Nov 20
The Tehrik Hurriyat Conference, led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani, have cautioned local businessmen against bidding for land being leased out by the Government at tourist resorts in Kashmir on the plea that any collaboration from nonstate subjects in building hotels,huts and cafetarias could result in corporate occupation of the valley.
Notwithstanding clarification issued by the state Government on giving land on lease at tourist resorts the Geelani led Tehrik Hurriyat Conference has warned businessmen in Jammu and Kashmir against collaborating with non-state subjects. The Tourism Minister, Mr Dilawar Mir,today said that the Government was not giving land at tourist resorts on lease to any person from outside the state. He said that the local bidders had been simply allowed to go in for collaboration with non-state subjects for building modern hotels and huts in areas frequented by visitors to the valley.
However, Syed Ali Shah Geelani and his supporters have stated that any collaboration at any level of the hotel building plans could lead to occupation of Kashmir by nonstate subjects.They said that under the state subject laws no nonstate subject could purchase or own immovable property in Jammu and Kashmir. They wanted the state subject law not to be diluted on one pretext or the other.
Tourism Department officials said that a large number of local businessmen and those connected with the tourist industry were keen to bid for the land at tourist resorts but they do not have sufficient money for building modern hotels and huts. This has been the main reason for some of them keen to collaborate with non-state subjects.
The Geelani camp is said to be worried over reports that the Government was planning to issue requisite notification regarding leasing out land for development of infrastructure needed for a hassle free stay of visitors at the tourist resorts and hence it wanted to get the plan scuttled with no local businessmen coming forward for bidding.
Tourism Department officials seemed worried. They said if Mr Geelani's threat worked the Government's plan for developing the infrastructure for "A" class tourists may go awry.
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