Why Jammu region has to struggle for everything?

CENTRAL UNIVERSITY ISSUE

Does not Jammu region deserve a centre of IIM?

1. If State Govt, want to establish two Central Universities in J&K; it should first established the sanctioned one in Jammu.

2. If Omar feels that Central University should have two campuses to maintain balance, why not IIMs.

3. Central University Joint Action Committee sets deadline; will come on roads on July 29.

4. Central University issue has much stronger response from Jammuites than what they had shown during Amarnath land controversy.

5. How will this university work in Kashmir, which observes Bandh for almost 275 days of a year?

6. It was PM Dr. Manmohan Singh who announced publicly that Central University would be set up in Jammu and IIMs in Valley, is it not an attempt to prove PM wrong?

Baha'u'llah (born on November 12, 1817, in Tehran) had rightly said, “So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth.”

You must have remembered the story from your childhood, where an old man was worried about his sons who were always quarreling among themselves. In order to teach them a lesson he ask them to break a bundle of sticks tied together. Obviously none of them could. And when the bundle was untied they were able to break each stick easily enough. The power of unity is known to all of us. But we often seem to forget it when it comes to individual success. This is unfortunate that most of us consider our success as a personal property, and others are not involved in it.

Yet a ray of hope seems somewhere, as this time, people of Jammu region have realized the they cant get anything without struggle and with unity, they can achieve the goals required to secure the future of generations to come and have started getting united over the issue of Central University.

Positive signal this time is that, all Jammu based leaders, associations, traders, students, and political activist have joined fight for the Central University at Jammu. But more is required to achieve the success. No doubt all are fighting for the Jammu cause but they are doing this at their individual levels. The need of the hour is that they should unit and started this genuine fight under a single umbrella.

Jammu people have to see into the IIM which is being set up in Kashmir. Jammu region also deserves one campus of IIM keeping in view the career of future generations.

Jammu based Congress leaders & worker have came out with their support for Central University at Jammu. State Secretary Jammu & Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Krishan Lai Gupta along with other party leaders & workers have supported the demand of various student Organizations, for the establishment of the Central University at Jammu.

He has rightly pointed out that our Member Parliament (MPs), Member Legislative Assembly (MLAs) of Member Legislative Council (MLCs) & other senior leaders should rise above party politics & stress the concerned authorities at the Centre & the state to take final decision in this regard without any further delay.

His has rightly opined that any delay or wrong decision in this matter can give opportunity to some vested interests to flair up the situation in this otherwise peaceful city and reminded the authorities about the last year incidents in which Jammu people, students, traders, tourist, daily bread earners & laborers & especially the economy of the State had suffered to the large extent.

While pointing out that that as already land have been demarked for establishing Central University at Jammu & IIMS for Kashmir, he wished that these projects should be completed first & in the next phase Central University at Kashmir & IIMS for Jammu should be got approved . So, that question of discrimination with any region should not arise.

MEANWHILE: Extending its full support to the Central University agitation started by the students Shiv Sena Hindustan (SSH) seems a bit aggressive as it declared that no force on earth can take away this university from Jammu to Kashmir.

SSH leaders expressed their happiness that the students are leading this agitation and this agitation will go to the logical conclusion as the student do not have their vested interests like political leaders.

SSH leaders have rightly raised a question how the university can work in Kashmir, which observes Bandh for almost 275 days of a year.

Again SSH strike at the right point by asking the Chief Minister (CM) that as he is asking for two Central Universities for the state, why not asking for two IIM's (Management Institutes) for the state, which according to SSH leaders shows how concerned is CM towards Jammu.

SSH leaders have appeal to all the elected MLAs of BJP to raise this issue in the Assembly as this will be the acid test for them for fighting the cause of Jammuites.

SSH leaders said that they have been send to the Assembly by the public of Jammu to safeguard the interest, honor, pride and dignity of the Jammu region.

Moreover, a BJYM activists led by its State President, Pawan Khajuria took out a protest rally against the State Government’s move to shift Central University from Jammu and Kashmir. The protest culminated at Pt. Prem Nath Dogra Chowk where effigy of the state Coalition Government was torched. The protesters raised slogans against the coalition government for giving step motherly treatment to Jammu region.

The protest march was addressed by the BJYM State President, Pawan Khajuria saying that the NC-Congress government should realize that any discrimination with Jammu would not be tolerated.

He reiterated that when the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh had publicly announced that the Central Government would establish University in Jammu and in Kashmir an IIM would set up and on what authority the State Government is establishing the university in Kashmir Valley. Rejecting the Omar Abdullah’s assertion that he will persuade Central Government to set up two Central Universities, one in Kashmir Valley and other in Jammu region as a mere eye-wash, Khajuria asked the CM to establish two IIMs as well, one for Jammu and other for Kashmir. He warned against the Jaichands of Jammu who are crassly defending the stark discrimination with Jammu by Valley-centric state government by saying that a camp office of the Central University would be set up at Jammu also.

Khajuria asked the Congress party to come out with a clear stand on this step-motherly treatment being meted out to Jammu especially when it was PM Dr. Manmohan Singh who had decided and announced publicly that Central University would be set up in Jammu and IIMs in Valley.

He warned the State Government that if the State Government persists with its discrimination with Jammu, it will have much stronger response from Jammuites than what they had shown during last year’s Shri Amarnath land controversy.

MEANWHILE: In this connection, Central University Joint Action Committee (CUJAC) organized an All Party meeting in which more than 200 intellectual and 50 organization/association nominee were present. Those who were present included Mohan Singh Dogri writer, Jagdish Dogra- Hindu Jagran, Leela Karan Sharma (BJP) Ashok Gupta (Shiv Sena) Ravinder (Organsing Secretary Sangarsh Simiti) Mudassor Nawaz (Doda Youth Welfare Association) Yash Paul Kundal (MLA-Samba) Rajesh Gupta (Distt. President BJP) Rakesh (Shiv Sena (U)) Suresh Sharma Brahaman Parthinidi Sabha, Ram Singh Slathia (Duggar Pradesh Party) Pritam Chand (Kranti Dal), Pawan Kumar (Vice President Chambers Commerce), R Gupta Shiv Sena Hindustan, Rajiv Chunii and many other from student originations.

Organizing Secretary of CUJAC Ajay Taloor said that they have decided to give 48 hours ultimatum to the CM and asked to shift the office of Central University from Kashmir to Jammu and also threaten if CU not establish in Jammu, CUJAC shall come to the road from July 29.

He also asked CM to clear its stand on establishment of Central University in Jammu and IIM in Kashmir and rejected the two campus theory. CUJAC wants full Central University in Jammu and also asked, if the State Govt, want to establish two Central University in J&K first established the sanctioned one in Jammu and then also establish one IIM, NIT in Jammu.

Omar seeks central support to harness hydel power potential

Dr. Abdullah announces series of multi crore energy oriented projects for J&K

1400 MW short term solar energy power projects earmarked

Highlighting the need for harnessing rich potential of non-conventional energy in the State, Chief Minister, Mr. Omar Abdullah Friday sought liberal technical and financial support from Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (N&RE).

The Chief Minister was heading the State team which deliberated the issues of utilizing State’s potential in the field with a high level team of N&RE Ministry led by Union Minister, Dr. Farooq Abdullah.

The Union team is here to study and assess the sectors and the areas were the union ministry could extend help to the State to utilize its potential of micro-hydel power generation and harnessing of solar, wind and other non-conventional energy.

Chief Minister said that State is fortunate that Dr. Farooq Abdullah is heading the Ministry of N&RE who has travelled all parts of the State more than anybody else and is himself aware of the potential and requirements of the State in this field. “Our remote areas of Gurez, Machhil, Drass, Kargil, Keran, Karnah, Leh, Zanskar, Kupwara, Baramulla, Bandipora, Ganderbal, Budgam, Anantnag, Shopian, Rajouri, Poonch, Reasi, Doda, Kishtwar, etc. could be benefitted to a large extent by utilizing the brooks, streams, small rivers, springs, water falls for generation of small hydel projects of 2 to 5 MWs”, Chief Minister said and sought Dr. Abdullah’s support in the regard.

Mr. Omar thanked the Union Minister and his team for visiting the State and offering schemes in the new field of N&RE. “We have the potential and you technical knowhow”, he said and urged the Union Ministry to help the State in opening a new windows in the non-conventional power generation in the State. He said that self-reliance in power generation is the priority concern of his government and every effort would be made to utilize all sources available in this field.

Chief Minister assured the Union Ministry that State Government will provide the required State share for the Central schemes to be extended to the State for its integrated and comprehensive development.

Extending fullest Centre support to the State in its endeavours of harnessing non-conventional energy sources Union Minister and former Chief Minister, Dr. Farooq Abdullah said that his ministry has identified 246 sites in the State where small hydel power projects could be launched successfully to generate 1400 MWs of power. “This would help the State to electrify remote and far-off villages within shortest period of time and utilizing comparatively very little costs”, he said and added that central ministry will provide financial as well as technical support to the State in this regard.

Dr. Abdullah said that his ministry intends to hand over setting up of 1000 micro-hydel projects under Prime Minister’s Reconstruction Plan (PMRP) to the State to harness hydel power potential in the remote and far-off areas. He asked the State to provide the status report of micro-hydel projects established in the State so far so that a decision in this regard could be taken.

Dr. Abdullah said that his ministry has also sanctioned electrification of 68 villages in Anantnag, Budgam, Shopian, Kulgam and Ganderbal under Remote Village Electrification Programme. He asked the State to submit proposal for more 140 such villages to the union ministry for funding.

Dr. Abdullah said that N&RE ministry will also extend help in the electrification of heritage sites, mughal gardens, streets, parks, Government Complexes and other such places and sought a detailed proposal from the State in this regard.

The Union Secretary N&RE, Mr. Deepak Gupta made a PowerPoint presentation in the meeting and identified sectors and schemes whereunder State Government could get benefits for harnessing micro, small hydel energy and non-conventional energy sources.

Speaking in the meeting, Minister for CAPD and Transport, Mr. Qamar Ali Akhnoon emphasized the need for utilizing the great potential of Leh and Kargil districts in the generation of non-conventional energy.

Principal Secretary Power Development Department, Mr. B. R. Sharma and Principal Secretary Science and Technology, Mr. Arun Kumar also made presentations in the meeting.

Elaborating on the preparedness of the State to launch new projects under N&RE supported schemes, Chief Secretary, Mr. S. S. Kapur said that both Power Development and Science and Technology Departments have been geared up to at all levels to take up the responsibility and deliver on ground. The meeting was attended by the Minster for Science and Technology, Aga Syed Ruhullah, Minister of State for Forests, Environment and Ecology, Mr. Shabir Ahmad Khan, Political Advisor to Chief Minister, Mr. Davender Singh Rana and other senior officers from the Centre and State participated in the meeting.

60,000 crore loss suffered by Kashmir during last 4000 hartals in two decades had cost each individual Kashmir Rs 20 lakh loss

Mysteriously only few hundred families prospered and attained old zamindari status

Repeated hartal system during peak summer period helped other tourist states to attract tourist who were earlier destined to visit Kashmir

The recent survey which has been conducted by reliable media agencies have revealed that Kashmir Valley has suffered heavily on economic front as a result of average 120 hartals per year which is estimated as 4000 hartals till date during the last two decades. The survey has further revealed that some mysterious hands are working as immediately on the onset of the summer season in Kashmir the entire tourist related activities are brought to an halt, which directly benefits the other tourist states whose tourist arrival graph has gone very high.

Earlier, it was not only tourist trade people who were getting directly benefited on the arrival of lakhs of tourist in Kashmir but transport industry, auto/sumo driver, handicraft industry, floriculture industry, Zaffron industry, were also receiving direct benefit particularly in summer season. The survey has revealed that those tradesmen who were associated with tourist trade, hotel industry, houseboat industry, handicraft industry and carpet industry two decades before in Kashmir are presently suffering on economic front and majority of them have come below poverty line, while as on the other hand according to the survey the tourist associated people in other states who were comparatively infancy stage two decades earlier are now running their own helicopter services and chain of the five star and three star hotels in these states.

The media survey has also revealed that during last two decades the few hundred specific families who were economically very poor two decades earlier in different parts of the Valley have accumulated mysteriously lot of riches and hundreds of kanals of land thus revived the status of being Zamindars in their respective areas. This abnormal economic reconfiguration which has emerged due to turmoil during last two decades according to survey has caused loss of rupees sixty thousand crore to the entire economy of Kashmir Valley and each individual Kashmiri has suffered loss of Rs 20 lakh.

The survey has also revealed that due to 4000 hartals each school going Kashmiri child from kindergarten upto University level has lost 20,000 precious class periods. This has resulted into educational chaos and reduced efficiency of schools, colleges and University going students.

The survey also revealed the disaster caused due to 4000 hartals have far reaching dimensions on other social, education, cultural, commercial, intellectual, philosophical, regional, scientific, sports and other sectors.