STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Former Mayor and former General Secretary, All India Mayor Council, Rajinder Sharma, while addressing media fraternity here on Tuesday, said whole of Jammu Samaj is shocked and stunned by the rise of the criminal activities in and around Jammu.
He, along with former Cooperators Ashok Singh Manhas, Sunita Gupta, Anil Kumar, Tripta Devi and Gurmeet Kour and prominent representatives from other wards, impressed upon the Government to take strict action against this menace.
He said due to urbanization and development prices of the land has risen enormously which has led to encroachment on Govt lands.
He impressed upon the Govt to issue white proper for demarcation of Nazool land, Ghas Chrrai land, Custodian land and Khads in Jammu district and specially right from Supwal, Vijaypur, Bari Brahmana, Ballol Khad which flows from Sunjwan to Marh and both sides of ring road in particular. All encroachments in its Vicinity be removed immediately, he said adding that land mafia, drug mafia and sand mafia all are active in these areas and Revenue and Police Departments have turned blind eye to these activities.
“Our police force efficiency in per excellence. It is the same force which has rooted out terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. But there are some blue eyed personalities that are giving bed name to the department,” he said.
He added that said some of these officers manage their postings in periphery of Jammu again and again, which is hampering transparency and acceptability.
He said Patwaris are busy for charging under table money for Fards and Varasat, Intkal, but they do not protect public land as they are custodian to public property.
“Both these departments are to be pulled up for better services.” he added.
He said we have established unified control and command system in JMC. This can be used to have a watch on criminal activities. But we continue to work in routine manner with a attitude “Kon Puste Hia or Kya Hoga”.
Since those who are suppose too pull up are in comfort zones with their Junior.
He said Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukerjee tunnel (Nashri Tunnel) in 9:43 Kms long and its activities for whole of passage are managed from the control and command unit, then why not we can manage our road activities through Unified Control and Command System established by the smart city.
“This is a high time we deliver out of box solution for the welfare of public. It will only happen if we work without considerations,” he said.
He said, “I along with corporate are going to meet LG Manoj Sinha and CM Omar Abdullah so that a message in conveyed loud and clear to public that ‘we’ are here for ‘you’.”
He said it’s time for usage of Artificial Intelligence technique for better results and not for old fashioned. I take system which annoys public. Thana Parbharis can have a watch on the criminals that reside in their jurisdictions and public need not to be harassed.
He said Police Department’s budget is around Rs 1000 Cr. It needed to be spent on efficient and better public delivery service system.