Seek protection to land rights & jobs in JK
JK News Today
JAMMU, November 08:
Apni Party Provincial President and Former Manjit Singh has demanded assembly polls alongwith the District Development Council and Panchayats seats in J&K.
“People have lost their faith in the administration who does not listen to them and there is growing need for redressal of their day to day issues. The people have anger and it should be addressed timely,” suggested former minister Manjit Singh.
He was speaking at a function organised to welcome the youth from Udhampur who joined Apni Party here at Gandhi Nagar office in which ex-MLA Faqir Nath was also present.
Sohan Lal alongwith Bhushan Sharma, Kamal Singh, Abhi Singh, Jagdish Singh, Koshal Sharma, Jagtaar Singh, Vimal Sharma and Rakesh Kumar joined Apni Party through Anuj Manhas from Udhampur District.
Welcoming them into the Party, the former minister Manjit Singh said that “The DDC elections is a well come move but the elections for assembly should be held as early as possible so that an elected Govt can rule J&K.”
“Unemployment is increasing, degree holders are without jobs and common man is suffering because the administration often doesn’t listen to them and their issues always remain unaddressed,” said Manjit Singh.
He said that from development, drinking water to electricity supply everything has irked the people of Jammu division and there is no taker of their issues.
“The apprehensions about becoming landless in view of new land laws have grown in the Kandi belt of Jammu, Samba and Kathua. The poor families established themselves in the kandi belt where normally no one can live. Uprooting them from their land will be an injustice with the people,” said Manjit Singh.
He said that the people have grave concerns and apprehensions that their cultural identity will be threatened with the new land laws by allowing outsiders to settle in J&K.
“Jammu shall not be allowed to suffer and lose its unique cultural identity. We are with the people and we want the Govt of India to review new land laws in the interest of nationalist people of Jammu,” said Manjit Singh.
The Apni Party’s Provincial President said “The jobs and land protected must be provided and the statehood be restored without further delay. The Apni Party does not support land laws in this present form.”
