Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday stated Jammu’s uniqueness is not going to be allowed to decrease and asserted that his authorities will restore Darbar transfer.
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah throughout an interplay with members of the civil society at his official residence in Jammu on Wednesday. (PTI)
Darbar transfer, an age-old observe underneath which the civil secretariat and different authorities places of work used to operate six months every in Srinagar and Jammu throughout summer season and winter, respectively.
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The observe, launched by Dogra rulers practically 150 years in the past, was stopped by Lt governor Manoj Sinha in June 2021, citing administration’s full transition to e-office which may assist save ₹200 crore per 12 months.
Nonetheless, the choice got here up for sharp criticism from varied quarters, together with Jammu enterprise group and politicians, who termed the train as a bond between the 2 areas.
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“Darbar move is an issue which I fail to understand why it was not projected during campaigning for assembly polls. The issue gained momentum only after the election result although we have mentioned it in our manifesto and meetings,” Omar stated.
“We assure you that the Darbar move will be restored. Jammu has its own importance and we will not allow its uniqueness to diminish,” he informed reporters after chairing over a three-hour lengthy assembly with representatives of civil society at his official residence right here.
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The assembly was a part of the general public outreach programme of the chief minister to make sure redressal of the problems confronted by completely different sections of the society, together with enterprise group, legal professionals and tourism stakeholders.
The representatives attending the assembly raised their issues and sought speedy intervention of the federal government in addressing these points regarding their welfare, the officers stated
Abdullah stated the federal government takes its personal resolution which does impression the general public.
“After a decision, whether its impact is right or wrong, there is a need to get a feedback…sometimes it becomes difficult to get the right feedback within the government system because mostly you are surrounded by people who only praise you. So when a meeting of civil society takes place like this, mostly the participants come without any agenda and put forth their feedback and suggestions which turns out to be beneficial,” he stated.
The aim of this assembly was to get suggestions and ideas as nicely in order that these are carried out, Omar stated.
The chief minister stated such conferences will likely be convened twice a 12 months each in Jammu and Srinagar — one in summer season and one other in winter.
“A lot of issues came up during the meeting. As I said in the meeting, all the issues raised were noted down and we will inform the participants about the action taken report in the next meeting,” he stated.
Deputy chief minister Surinder Choudhary, and ministers Sakina Itoo, Javed Rana and Satish Sharma, Chief Minister’s advisor Nasir Aslam Wani and senior civil and cops attended the over three-hour lengthy meet, officers stated.