Excelsior Correspondent
DANSAL, Mar 2: Sounding the poll bugle for by-election in Nagrota Assembly segment, All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference (AJKPC) president, Anil Sharma today took a strong dig at the political parties for their attempt to implement SRO-43 in electoral politics by favouring the kin of MLAs and MPs.
While launching his campaign for bringing public reforms in Nagrota Assembly constituency, Sharma, who also served as Sarpanch of Panchayat Jindrah, addressed a large and enthusiastic gathering of workers and local residents in Dansal town, urging them to carefully consider their electoral future before casting their votes in the upcoming by-election for the Nagrota Assembly constituency.
“Over 3,600 SRO-43 cases remain pending, yet political leaders maintained a criminal silence on the clearance of these cases. These long-pending issues, which should have been resolved after the abrogation of Article 370, continue to be ignored. However, political parties and their leaders are making all-out efforts to implement political SRO-43 in the constituency to benefit the kin of MLAs and MPs, even posthumously,” he regretted.
Sharma pointed out that the families of daily wagers from the Power Development Department (PDD) who lost their lives due to electrocution while performing their duties, as well as the families of casual drivers of the J&K Road Transport Corporation who were killed in road accidents while driving, are still waiting for justice.
“Their files are gathering dust, while political leaders, who should be working for the people, remain silent. These very leaders, however, have no hesitation in acknowledging ‘political SRO-43’ to benefit the families of their political cronies,” Sharma remarked.
He also expressed deep concern over the trend of sidelining true grassroots leaders and workers in favour of individuals with political influence, money, and connections. “People who have dedicated their lives to the welfare of the masses are being ignored by political parties in favour of those who have political fathers and can wield power or money. This practice needs to end immediately”, he said.
“Only those who have served the people with dedication and commitment at grassroots level should be allowed to represent them in the Legislative Assembly as such people will leave no stone unturned to deliver justice to the people,” Sharma added.
“The promises made by political leaders, such as the establishment of administrative units like a sub-division in Nagrota and Tehsil status for Jindrah, have remained unfulfilled,” he said.
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