Yasmeen Manzoor

SRINAGAR, Apr 10: Over 38 Jammu and Kashmir Police Service (KPS) officers of batch 2008 have alleged ‘gross discrimination and injustice’ in terms of their promotions.

The officers alleged that despite performing their duties in a dedicated manner from last twelve years, their career progression has been marred due to continuous discrimination in terms of promotions.

While talking to this reporter KPS officer of batch 2008 said: “eleven years of our service are completed and 12th year of service is going on but till date we are at the same position as we were in 2008 despite being at the frontline, we couldn’t get the same treatment as our counterparts in civil services when it comes to promotion.”

Another KPS officer said “2008 KPS batch played an important role from time to time in maintaining law and order in Kashmir, besides we stand against stones and bullets we are being discriminated continuously.Under general process, we should have been promoted a couple of years ago, we have appeared before senior officers but till date not a single step has been taken for our promotions.we are appealing to governor to look in to our matter and expecting our promotions this year.”

He further said “In 2008, 2010, 2013 (at the time of Afzal Guru’s execution) and in 2016 agitation the 2008 KPS batch showed exemplary services, however, no promotions was given.”

Pertinently, KPS officers, especially of 2008 batch played a vital role during agitation in Kashmir Valley in maintaining law and order.

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Kulgam, April 10: A youth from Khudwani area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district has gone missing along with his vehicle on Tuesday and there are no whereabouts of him since then.

Reports reaching Kashmir Despatch said that Aarif Ahmad Dar son of Sanaullah Dar had left his home on Tuesday and had told his family that he is going to Mulga for repairation of his vehicle.

“Yesterday, he had called up his mother and said that he is repairing his vehicle at one of the Workshop and he is coming home soon however he didn’t return, said his family members

Later we tried to call him again but his mobile is constantly found switched off since then, they said.

We contacted all our relatives and his friends but no body gave us any info about him, they added.

“We are in fear that vehicle and our son may be used for attack somewhere on the highway,” Sanaullah Dar, Aarif’s father said.

The family has also submitted a missing report at local police station Wanpoh in this regard.

Family members has requested all organisations that if he is with someone kindly release him on humanitarian basis.

A police officer told Kashmir Despatch that a missing report has been received from the family and investigations have taken up.

SRINAGAR APR 10 : Cautioning the people about the designs of PDP BJP and other smaller groups fielded by the Saffron Party as proxies under a conspiracy to divide the voters in the upcoming elections, the J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC)President  & Party Candidate for Anantnag Parliamentary Constituency G.A. Mir has said that Saffron Party and it’s former alliance partner PDP would go to any extent to mislead people for electoral gains.

G.A.Mir also hit out at Centre, State Govt for withdrawing Security of protected persons on the crucial time of Polls, saying that there was hell of difference between Raj Bhawan & Centre Govt on this issues.

Addressing election meeting in Kapran Dooru , G.A. Mir cautioned the people about the designs of PDP BJP and other small groups, who have been fielded as proxies in the upcoming elections  to divide the people in Jammu and Kashmir for votes, but at the sametime, he felt confident that they will miserably fail, as that the masses  in all the three regions have  realized  as to what PDP BJP has done during their three and half year’s rule  in the State.

He said the misrule and mis-governance by PDP BJP have vitiated the atmosphere in the valley since they assumed power, all the good work done by previous Govts have gone waste, people in all the three regions have been made to suffer on economic and developmental fronts due to the opportunistic politics on the part of PDP BJP, Mir said

The developmental scenario started by the UPA I UPA II in the State has come to standstill due to negligent attitude and contradiction in the approach of PDP BJP, resulting in all the three regions have suffered immensely on developmental front.

He also hit out at Prime Minister Narinder over claiming to be serious about the development of State, saying that BJP Govt at centre is concerned about the electoral gains and not about the development of people of Jammu and Kashmir.

The people of South Kashmir have faced countless difficulties due to wrong policies and betrayal by PDP, as a result, there is grave disillusionment among the people, loss of innocent lives and continuous bloodshed in South Kashmir and elsewhere has exposed PDP before the people as a result they(people) have lost faith in this Party.

On this occasion, G.A. Mir expressed grave concern over the decision of withdrawing Security to protected persons on the brink of Parliamentary Elections and described the decision as very unfortunate move to scuttle the movement of political activists.

The order passed by Raj Bhawan regarding scrapping of the security withdrawal order is nowhere visible on the ground, which is indicative of the lack of concern with regard to security of political leaders on the part of State and Centre Govt, Mir added and condemned both State & Centre Govt for being insensitive about the safety of Political Leaders in JK.

Those who were present on this occasion included Ali Mohd Mantoo, Peer Shahbaz BP, Mohd Iqbal Ahanger, Tanveer Ahmad Khan, Hamid Malik, Youth President Tariq Mohi U Din, Shahid Bhat, Imtiyaz Ahmad and others. (PTK)

Srinagar, Apr 10 : Jammu and Kashmir Socio Economic Coordination Committee (JKSECC) has urged the state government to initiate a high level probe into the reported lapsing of over 4000 Crores of funds earmarked for developmental works in the previous fiscal owing to the inaction by various Drawing and Disbursing Officers (DDOs) besides officials of planning and finance departments.

According to a statement issued , in a meeting of JKSECC, an amalgam of various trade, industrial, travel, tour, tourism, horticulture, educational, contractors, pharmaceutical, houseboat, bakers, transport and other civil society formations, the members regretted that over 50% of the funds earmarked for the developmental works across the state had been lapsed at the end of recently concluded financial year for failure in timely utilization of funds by executing departments and delayed approval and authorization by various administrative departments.

Taking strong note of the reports submitted the head of its constituent member JKCCC Jeelani Purza, the members of JKSECC expressed their concern and have thus demanded probe in this grave matter to fix responsibility followed by a stern action against the defaulting officers responsible for such huge lapsing of funds.

It has been reported that a whopping amount of above 4000 Crores got lapsed in the previous year because of non-action by the DDOs and other officers at various levels of the administration and execution. The inaction on the part of officials has added to already created liabilities of over 1076 Crores payable to the contractors and other entrepreneurs since 2014.

It has also been reported that planning and development department as well as Finance department first delayed approvals and physical release of funds and then compounded their utilization with issuance of irrational and impracticable stipulations and orders. As per the reports, in many cases, the Finance department released funds to the concerned departments on 31st of March when the last date for submitting bills to the treasuries was fixed as 30th of March by the same department.

“This malfunctioning on the part of concerned functionaries with no accountability has led to colossal public inconvenience with abrupt halting of maintenance and development of public assets owing to an ugly confrontation between the government and contractors,” observed the members.

JKSECC, in the larger public interest, has sought immediate intervention of the Governor, his advisors and chief Secretary in the whole matter in order to come up with details and defaults in funds lapsing cases along with the action taken by the government against erring officials.