JAMMU, JULY 5:

An urgent Press Conference was convened at Chamber House wherein the Chamber President Sh. Rakesh Gupta exposed the hollow and false claims of the State Administration  ofacting against corruption by  patronising and promoting corrupt bureaucrats and senior officers.  Speaking on the occasion the President JCCI said that it was on 21st August 2013 that the Ministry of Personal, Public Grievances and Pensions sanctioned  prosecution of Sh. Baseer Ahmad Khan in FIR No. -08/2009 with regard to infamous established & proved Gulmarg land Scam. The Chamber President questioned the recommendations for  extension ofservice and sanction for the same from the Chief Secretary of the State and the Government of India. The Chamber has time and again raised fingers and conveyed to Hon'ble Governor that corruption in the Government Departments was at its peak and not only the business people but the people at large are suffering because of no accountability of the Babus in the State. JCCI President  also said  that corrupt bureaucrats "SPREADINGTERROR THROUGH THEIR PEN" was  more dangerous than the Separatists & Militants as far as National Security and National Interest is concerned because who knows that the money being earned by them through corrupt practices was possibly being used to fund Anti-National Activities. He also said that giving extension in service after retirements to such Babus in the system is like a reward in lieu of corruption. The JCCI President said that this extension order was a slap on the face of honest findings of the investigating agencies and an insult and challenge to our honest Judicial system. He said that this act by the State Administration has left democracy bleeding. He cautioned the State Administration and the Government of India that corruption and inefficient governance have been majorly instrumental towards dragging the State of J&K in worst Law and Order situation. The JCCI President said that such corrupt officers were handin glove with the political governments but today the extension in service sanctioned by Government of India has left everyone shocked and puzzled that what message the Governor's Administration wants to give to the honest bureaucrats and the tax paying citizens. He urged to the Government of India toreview this extension order as it looks like possibly that the State Administration has engineered and misinformed the Government of India to obtain this extension order for their blue eyed Babu. He said that the Chamber has allapprehensions that the legal course in the Court of Law shall not be followedby the State Administration effectively. 

The JCCI President also objected to the Traffic restriction sim posed by the State Administration that no Civilian Vehicles shall ply between Nashri and Qazigund from 10 AM to 3 PM during the duration of Shri Amarnath JiYatra. He said that this proves the utter failure of the State Administration to secure the highway between Jammu and Srinagar which was the life line forall. He said that it was a month of elation that Shri Amarnath ji Yatra started but such unreasonable restriction orders will throw the life of every citizen out of gear. He also said that the logistic cost increases  manifold, perishable goods get damaged, Zero facilities for Drivers and Cleaners along highway with no mobile toilets and the time limit of E-way bills expires. He also squarely  blamed the State Administration for the condition of the Nashri to Banihal highway with worst condition of the roads and thousands of crores of tax payers money meant of maintenance siphoned off through corruption.

The President demanded immediate  withdrawal of the service extension order infavour of Mr. Baseer Ahmad Khan and withdrawal of restrictions imposed oncivilian vehicles during the duration of Shri Amar Nath Ji Yatra.

The other office bearers present in the Press Conferenceinclude Sh. Rajesh Gupta, Sr. Vice President, Sh. Rajeev Gupta, Jr. VicePresident and. Sh. Ashu Gupta, Treasurer