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Peace talks with Pak to continue, says Sonia
Kargil, September 30 The peace process with Pakistan would not only continue but also be strengthened further to establish peace in the region, she said, addressing a public meeting here. “The UPA government will take every step to resolve the Kashmir issue through dialogue and reconciliation,” said this Gandhi on her first visit to Kargil after the UPA government assumed office. The meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on the sidelines of UN General Assembly was a step towards establishing peace in the region, she said. Assuring the people of the state of allround development, she asked the PDP-led government, in which the Congress was a major partner, to take care of the people along the border, who had faced a lot of difficulties. She said the UPA government was committed to ensuring the development of Jammu and Kashmir with focus on tourism, handicrafts, and electricity generation. Describing the people of Kargil as soldiers without uniform, she said they had witnessed a turbulent period. The Congress President also hailed the valour of the troops deployed in the region and said the country was proud of them as they had rendered sacrifices to defend the nation. On the local problems, she said the coalition government had established the Hill Development Councils for Leh and Kargil for speedy development. She said she would take up the matter of the rehabilitation of displaced persons of Kargil with Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee so that a model town was established for people who were displaced during the Kargil conflict. She said a women’s college would be set up in Kargil and the local hospital upgraded. A solar energy plant would also be set up in the district. Earlier, the people of Kargil accorded a rousing reception to Ms Gandhi on her arrival in the town.
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BJP seeks probe into mobile phones case Jammu, September 30 In a statement issued here today, a senior BJP leader and a former Minister of State for Defence, Prof Chaman Lal Gupta, said the BJP had been complaining about the nexus between militants and political leaders and bureaucrats in Doda district. Prof Gupta said the mobile phones recovered from the militants had been issued in the name of some government officials and only a CBI probe could uncover the nexus between the government functionaries and the rebels. He said field reports had revealed that during the last two years more than 500 boys in Doda district had been given arms training after recruiting them in rebel outfits. He said fresh recruitment and arms training in the district had assumed alarming dimensions after the Congress PDP alliance formed the government in the state. |
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Govt misusing Jammu’s funds, alleges morcha Jammu, September 30 The spokesman of the State Morcha Mr Omkar Seth, said “Since the level of misuse of internal revenue and the Central funds had gone high, meagre funds were left for the development works.” Mr Seth said today that “On the one hand, the state government spent several lakhs on ‘luxurious’ living of ministers, and on the other hand daily wage earners and those on contract services had not been given the wages for over a year now.” The morcha leader said the government earned 75 per cent of its internal revenue from the Jammu region and spent only 6 per cent on it whereas the bulk of the revenue was used in the Kashmir valley. He said employees’ demand for the release of two installments of the DA and merger of 50 per cent of the DA in their basic pay had not been conceded so far. He said if the Union Finance Ministry wanted to ensure proper utilisation of funds allotted to Jammu and Kashmir, it should set up a team of experts who could review the system of revenue collection and the expenditure. He said the development works shown to have been completed on paper should be verified. |
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Tension in Maisuma after arrest of Yaseen
Srinagar, September 30 Supporters of Malik took to streets near the headquarter of the JKLF and protested against the arrest. They also burnt tyres and blocked traffic on the main road. The police resorted to lathicharge to disperse the supporters. Shops and other business establishments in the area remained closed. Malik was arrested at Awantipora when he was on the way to Pahalgam to address anti-election rallies there. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed is seeking mandate from the constituency in the byelections being held on October 13.
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