JAMMU, JAN 5: Rattan Lal Gupta, Provincial President Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) has asserted that the J&K Union Territory which is running the proxy government of BJP here in this sensitive region has crossed all the limits of arbitrariness and denying the people of their rights guaranteed under the Constitution.
He stated this while strongly condemning the brutal lathi charge by police on the peacefully protesting Rehbar-e-Khel employees the other day. He asserted that instead of addressing people’s issues it is muzzling their voices.
The senior National Conference leader said that the adamant and arbitrary attitude of the J&K Administration clearly shows that it has totally failed on all fronts in Jammu and Kashmir. He said that it is an irony of the people of Jammu and Kashmir that nobody heeds to their genuine concerns. He said that youth, employees and all others aggrieved by the policies of the government are out on roads clamouring for their genuine rights and entitlements. Those on protest include PHE daily wagers, Jammu based employees posted in Kashmir, PM package migrant employees, the Home Guards and last but not the least the Rehbar-e-Khel employees.
Rattan Lal Gupta said that while all these employees peacefully protesting in favour of their quite genuine demands the Administration instead of addressing their concerns is not ready to budge an inch. Not only this, the arbitrariness of this government stands proved from the fact it leaves no stone unturned in muzzling the voices of these people who are worst victims of Administrative apathy. He said that this stands exposed after the brutal lathi charge on the peacefully protesting ReK employees.
Questioning the government on ignoring the genuine demands of the employees and muzzling their voices, Rattan Lal Gupta asked why it is ignoring genuine demands of employees and victimizing them for highlighting their burning issues. He said that the incumbent bureaucratic government has thrown all the democratic norms to winds and needs to be replaced by a duly elected representative government by holding Assembly elections at the earliest.