BJP regime humiliated dogras by demoting J&K state to UT: Harsh Dev

“With J&K having been divested of its statehood status, the trade, tourism and economy of the erstwhile princely dogra state of the country has been adversely impacted. While the economy fast dissipated and development came to a grinding halt, the ever growing unemployment seemed to be the only notable feature of the saffron rule. The past few years witnessed massive public uprisings against the anti Jammu and anti people policies of the ruling dispensation which continued to be suppressed through iron fist of police and civil administration. Taking repeated somersaults on almost all its professed promises, the narcissistically pleased and power intoxicated BJP continued to use the coercive apparatus of state to silence all those who dared raise their voice for justice and sought fulfilment of promises made by it during elections. Rather than honouring the commitments made by it during elections, it was trying to crush the dissenting voices by causing dissensions in and breaking the opposition parties. Describing the BJP’s handling of dissent and disquiet as oppressively bizarre, undemocratic and morally sinister, Mr. Singh appealed to the workers not to succumb before the machiavellian designs of the power hungry politicians. He said that NPP leadership shall stand with its people through thick and thin and continue to expose and oppose the BJP for its political debauchery and subterfuge”. This was stated by Mr. Harsh Dev Singh Chairman-JKNPP and former Minister while addressing a huge workers meeting in Ramnagar today.

Addressing the huge gatherings, Mr. Harsh Dev lambasted the BJP for having done the greatest disservice to J&K by demoting it to the level of UT. It has humiliated the dogras by dismantling the oldest dogra state. The extension of several draconian laws after abrogation of Art 370 including opening of lands and jobs to outsiders had in particular, come as a rude shocker for the people of J&K. The dogras felt humiliated as the BJP failed to even announce holiday on the birthday of Maharaja Hari Singh, the legendary ruler of J&K. The unemployed youth of Jammu region have been the most disappointed lot with their share in services have been abysmally reduced. The Daily wagers, the contractuals, the underemployed have all felt cheated in BJP regime.

Alleging that a deep rooted culture of corruption was prevalent in Ramnagar, Mr. Singh called upon the vigilante organizations to keep a close watch over the functioning of various Deptts particularly PHE, Revenue and RDD. He sought a high level probe into the death of a youth in Basantgarh area recently allegedly due to consumption of spurious drugs. He reminisced the ghastly tragedy in the past in Ramnagar wherein 12 children lost their lives due to the menace of spurious drugs. And only last month a child of village Bari was taken seriously ill after having consumed expired medicines. He regretted acute water supply problems in various villages of Ramnagar despite crores having been shown to have been incurred on the WSS schemes. He regretted that there were no takers for the sufferings of the people with corrupt officers enjoying full patronage of the political bosses.