Accusing the BJP led govt. of doling out the most discriminatory treatment to Jammu region even after abrogation of Article 370, Mr. Harsh Dev Singh, JKNPP-Chairman & former Minister today said that never before was Jammu and its youth treated so shabbily by any previous dispensation in the erstwhile State of J&K.”While there are no takers for the concerns of the educated youth of Jammu region, the common man, the civil society and the employees class too was bearing the brunt of highly apathetic approach of the UT administration at behest of their New Delhi masters. The unemployed, under employed, the contractuals and other temporary class of employees of Jammu region was the worst affected section with no attention whatsoever being paid by the present regime to address their bonafide concerns. The health employees of Jammu region appointed under SRO-24 had been arbitrarily terminated while allowing their Kashmir counterparts to continue in service. The said ousted youth of Jammu region languishing on the roads provided the most glaring example of regional bias perpetuated by the present regime which made tall promises of ending all regional bias and compensating Dogra land for all its neglect and deprivation in the previous regimes. And while in the highly educated and trained Jammu youth was made to polish shoes on the roads, the loud mouthed leaders of BJP seemed to have buried their heads in the said” regretted Singh. In the meanwhile, Gandhi Nagar Police thwarted the attempt of NPP Chairman to torch the effigy of BJP govt. and J-K Administration and snatched it away while it was being torched. Mr. Harsh Dev was later place under confinement with even media disallowed to meet him.
Not only the disengagement of Jammu youth of the H&HE Department, but the cancellation of J&K Bank selections provided yet another glaring example of bias perpetrated against Jammu youth in the narcissistically self flagellated BJP regime. Cancelling a select list prepared by the most reputed recruitment agency of the country only for the reason that Jammu region youth had outshined in the said selections had sent shock waves amongst even the hardcore supporters of BJP who are feeling let down and betrayed.
“Not only that the officers and local bureaucrats of Jammu region too are being treated shabbily by the BJP regime. Son of the soil, BR Sharma was earlier unceremoniously removed from Chief Secretary post in the BJP regime only to make room for an outside bureaucrat. And once again he has been humiliated by first announcing him as the Chairman PSC and than withdrawing the order within hours. Similarly treatment was given to another Dogra stalwart Dr. SP Vaid the then DGP J&K who was most discourteously removed from the position of top cop in the State without assigning any reason. The other officers and bureaucrats of Jammu region have also been given insignificant postings despite their outstanding credentials. Such contemptuous treatment to Jammu people had offended and antagonized the Jammuites and sparked massive outrage amongst the masses which would surely manifest itself at the appropriate time.
Pointing further towards the neglect of Jammu region farmers post State’s Reorganization, Mr. Singh said that while their repeated requests of compensation for crop losses had been overlooked, the centre announced several packages under Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) for procuring apples, walnuts and saffron of Valley besides fixing MSP for the produce of their agriculturalists and orchardists. If Jammu region got anything after Article 370 abrogation it was the ever growing number of Toll Plazas adding to the woes and inconvenience of the common man”, said Singh adding further that his party would continue to oppose and expose and further depose the opportunist BJP for its betrayal with the cause of Jammu region.