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JAMMU: Dogra Sadar Sabha (DSS) termed the whole gamut of J&K as the most badly-handled affair in independent India. The premature ceasefire short of retrieving PoJK; reference of Pak aggression to UNO; returning 92,000 Pakistani PsoW without claiming PoJK and not crushing terrorism with iron hands in 1988-89 were four biggest historical blunders. It was stated by Th Gulchain Singh Charak, President DSS J&K, while addressing a press conference.
While addressing media, Charak said that Jammu region and its Dogra population across communal, religious and caste lines have been subjected to persistent discrimination since the centre of power was treacherously manipulated to remain Kashmir-dominated for seven decades since 1947. He said that at the moment when Delimitation Commission of India is in the process of carrying out major exercise of delimitation of Assembly Constituencies, it is painful to see that outcome of the exercise is sure to perpetuate another political blow to people of Jammu because of adoption of the most infamous, discredited and fudged figures of census 2011, as the base. “It appears from draft recommendations that the Delimitation Commission has adopted balanced criteria which envisage casting of constituencies for J&K based on four basic considerations of, population, geographical area, terrain and connectivity. The allocation of 47 seats to Kashmir and 43 seats to Jammu is therefore not acceptable as it is based on false premises,” said Charak, adding that it appears that Government of India is hell bent to repeat a historical blunder for fifth time by not undertaking delimitation on census 2021 conducted in a fair and transparent manner. He asserted that if this was done then out of 90 seats, share of Jammu would actually be 50 and Kashmir Division would get only 40 seats.
Charak reiterated DSS’s offer urging all political and social organisations of Jammu region to come together on issue of getting a fair census conducted, which should be used as base for first Delimitation Commission of UT and appealed to leaders from different walks of life, who have interests of Jammu people at heart, to come forward and respond positively to the offer of Sabha.
Prominent among others present on the occasion included Col Karan Singh Jamwal (Retd), Prem Sagar Gupta, Brig M S Jamwal (Retd), Col Dr Virendra K Sahi (Retd), Chander Mohan Sharma, Gambhir Dev Singh Charak, Amanat Ali Shah, Janak Khajuria, Balwinder Singh, Kulbir Singh and Dr V S Sharma.