STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: In a typical Mumbai don style, a former Congress minister on Monday threatened an RTI activist for ‘daring’ to highlight the ‘illegal construction’ being carried out on the posh Jammu Bypass Road opposite Wave Mall.
The videos and pictures going viral on the social media show the work being carried out behind the green construction safety nets at the most busy road of the temple city, raising questions how such brazen act could be committed without the active connivance of the agency responsible issuing building permissions.
“The issue becomes more worrying that instead of acting on the complaints of the whistleblower, his identity has been exposed thus making him vulnerable at the hands of mafia dons”, a resident said while expressing concern over brazen abuse of norms by the people wielding political influence.
According to reports, the RTI activist, Mohammed Sadiq Poswal has lodged a complaint with the police against former Minister Abdul Majeed Wani, a resident of Doda at present residing at Channi Rama for threatening him for exposing the illegal construction.
“I sent message and pictures to Jammu Development Authority (JDA) and the Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Commissioner (JMC) and in just two hours, I got a threatening call from highly influential former Congress minister Abdul Majeed Wani”, Poswal told STATE TIMES.
He said he has provided the audio clip of threat call to the police for action, as may be deemed appropriate not only with regard to my security but also for taking cognizance of the illegal construction taking place.
The incident has cast shadow over the role of the Jammu Development Authority, which seems to have preferred to look to the other side while the former Congress minister was carrying out ‘illegal construction’
RTI Activist Poswal has made a detailed complaint to both the JDA and the JMC.
According to sources, the matter is concerning the Jammu Development Authority.
Poswal’s complaint states, “I am here with a complaint against Former Minister Abdul Majeed Wani R/O Doda at present Channi Rama ( Sunjwan) Jammu who today morning called me from his mobile No.9906070786 and threatened me that why you have send SMS to JDA/JMC regarding illegal construction on bypass road opposite Wave Mall. Today morning a complaint in shape of SMS with pics of site was sent by me to JMC commissioner and within 2 hours a threat call was received from highly influential former Congress minister Abdul Majeed Wani”.
“It is pertinent to mention here that palatial bunglow of Abdul Majeed Wani is also constructed on state land and his name had come in illegal occupants list which was prepared last year. The matter of present illegal constructions was brought to the notice of concerned authority but due to influence of former minister nobody dared to stop illegal construction on a state land, comprising Khasra No.331/264 of village Chhanni Rama, Jammu. Screen shot of my SMS and the audio recording is enclosed here with for perusal.
So, kindly look into the matter urgently and order to book him ((Abdul Majid Wani) as per life threaten law etc. because he is highly influential Congress leader and former minister cum businessman. He can do anything with my life which is now under threat from him”, the letter concludes.