AJKTWA Pushes for Immediate Transport Union Elections in J&K to End Leadership Hegemony
Jammu, 05/11/2024: A meeting of the All J&K Transport Welfare Association, under the chairmanship of S. Ajit Singh, was held at the Head office of AJKTWA, 1/1A Bhalla Enclave, Channi Himmat, Jammu. Many issues of transporters and regarding pending elections of various unions were discussed, and multiple resolutions were passed as follows:
AJKTWA informed in the Press Conference that, “all the office bearers and members of AJKTWA know that the working Presidents of the 5 Bus Groups were discharged from membership of AJKTWA by the Chairman S. Ajit Singh and the working committee of AJKTWA by the Resolution dated 17/10/2024 as they had illegally occupied the posts of presidents of their respective bus groups from last 7-8 years without due process of elections and are avoiding elections which is necessary as decided in previous meetings and resolutions passed by AJKTWA.
When the issue of the Non-Conduct of elections of these 5 Bus groups was brought to the notice of Chairman S. Ajit Singh and the the working committee of AJKTWA by the opposition group of these bus groups and they agitated the issue by informing the AJKTWA that they will disrupt the operations of buses on their routes, a meeting was called by AJKTWA members, Caretaker President and opposition groups of the 5 No. Bus Groups. In the meeting, a thread bare discussion was held regarding pending elections of Buses, Taxi, Tanker, Trucks, Matador 407, Autos, Goods Carrier, E-Rickshaw and other Transport Unions which are pending and need to be conducted on an urgent basis and shall be conducted as soon as the conclusion of voting of assembly election of J&K. The opposition members had raised an issue in that meeting that what action will be taken if these caretaker presidents again disrupt or create problem in the conduct of elections, then It was decided unanimously by the AJKTWA members that if the opposition group will create any problems in the conduct of elections then they will be debarred from getting membership of AJKTWA and if the Caretaker Presidents disrupt or refuse for conducting the elections smoothly or don’t cooperate for the conduct of election then they will be discharged from membership of AJKTWA.”
While interacting with media they also informed that, “As per this resolution of AJKTWA taken on17/10/2024 Self Proclaimed Presidents of Banihal Group Gurdeep Singh, Kathua Group S. Kuldeep Singh, R.S. Pura Group, Labh Singh Chib, Chamb Group Bharat Bhushan Sharma, 2×2 Jammu Poonch Group, S Mohinder Singh were dischaged from membership of AJKTWA by Chairman Ajit Singh and committee members of AJKTWA. Also, Vijay Singh Chib President Matador Union Jammu was also discharged from membership of AJKTWA due to his indiscipline and anti-transport welfare activities by indulging with these discharged members of AJKTWA and creating controversies in the unity of AJKTWA due to his vested interests.
During the meeting of AJKTWA held in Srinagar on 29/10/2024, it was already apprised to the members of AJKTWA that the working committee had met Hon’ble LG J&K UT Sh. Manoj Sinha Ji and informed him about the pending elections of various transport associations and unions. On this Hon’ble LG J&K UT has assured AJKTWA that these pending elections will be held very soon and necessary actions for conducting these elections will be started.
The members of AJKTWA again requested the Hon’ble LG, newly elected government, and administration to immediately initiate the process of pending elections of these unions and associations of transporters and help in the formation of democratically elected unions and their members to restore democracy in transport unions and break this hegemony of self-proclaimed presidents who have illegally occupied these positions for the last 7-8 years. Also, the Chairman, S. Ajit Singh was given the right to decide the role and duties of all the members and office bearers of AJKTWA.
In the meeting, Chairman AJKTWA and all committee members decided to fill the vacant posts created after discharging these members and expanding the committee for smooth functioning of AJKTWA. The committee that will work with Chairman AJKTWA S. Ajit Singh for the welfare of transporters of J&K was announced as follows.
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- Naresh Bakshi Chief patron
- Mohd Shafi Mir Deputy Chairman, JKUT
- Rajinder Sharma Vice chairman Jammu province
- Mohd Ashraf Lone Vice Chairman Kashmir Province
- Davinder Choudhary President Jammu Province
- Sheikh Javaid Ahmed President Kashmir province
- Arun Bakshi General Seceratery Jammu Province
- Haji Abdul Rashid Advisor
- P K Vaid Advisor
- Gurdeep singh Advisor
- Inderjit sharma Advisor
- Sandeep singh Advisor
- Nanak Singh Advisor
- Tajinderpal singh Advisor
- Ramesh Chander SAWHNEY Advisor
- Sher singh Advisor
- Mohinder Singh mintu Advisor
- Sanjay Sethi Vice president J&K All Auto Union
- Shabir Ahmed Ganai General Seceratery kashmir province
- Afaq Hussain khan Advisor
- Manmeet Singh Cashier Jammu Province
- Mohd Ashraf Cashier Kashmir province
- Pankaj Vaid Chief Coordinator Jammu Province
- Gourav Kapoor Chief Organiser Jammu Province
- Mohd shafat bhat Chief organiser kashmir province
- Raspal singh Vice president
- Babu singh vice president
- Baldev Singh Vice president
- Harinder Singh Randhawa Vice president
- Roshan Lal Sharma Vice president
- Chanchal Singh Deputy Cashier
- Amandeep Singh Vice President Jammu Province
