Baramulla, Sep 18: Senior Vice President, J&K People’s Conference and former minister Abdul Gani Vakil on Monday hit out at the current bureaucratic regime in Jammu & Kashmir.
“How long will a state or union territory be handed over to a chosen bureaucratic set-up? Will this type of autocracy be allowed in other states like Gujarat, UP or elsewhere?” he said while addressing a party workers’ convention in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
Vakil said, “The LG-led government has thrown J&K into a mess in every sphere. Unemployment has reached 32 % which is the highest in the country. The recruitment process lacks both credibility and transparency and all the recruitment examinations have come under scanners leaving the aspiring applicants hopeless. Many exams have been cancelled after it was revealed that massive corruption took place.”
While expressing deep anguish and serious concern over the recent loss of valuable lives who were martyred in a terrorist attack, he termed it a matter of great concern and said this should not be taken “non-seriously”. “The Government of India should make it clear to the country, especially the people of J&K, what the way forward is and how they are dealing with this situation. Do they believe in war or dialogue? As far as the People’s Conference is concerned, we firmly believe that the constructive engagement for lasting peace in the region is important and the only solution is a meaningful and result-oriented dialogue process,” he said.
