JKNPP holds protest demonstration

17/08/2018

Jammu, Aug 16: Enraged over non initiation of action against delinquent Police officers of Udhampur for assault on female party workers, abusive and filthy language against NPP leaders, causing undue harassment and their victimization at the behest of vested political interests, the Panthers workers led by Mr. Harsh Dev Singh JKNPP Chairman and Former Minister held a massive demonstration followed by a huge rally starting from Press Club and culminating at Divisional Commissioner office Jammu. Numbering more than 2000, they blocked the Tawi Bridge resulting in suspension of vehicular traffic for about one hour. The agitated protestors raised slogans against SSP and DC Udhampur accusing them of victimizing the NPP workers at the behest of BJP besides having abused and insulted the female workers of the party inside and outside DC office Udhampur on 23 July. They raised slogans seeking high level probe against SSP Rayees Mohd Bhat for threats, criminal intimidation, abuses of authority and use of criminal force against NPP leaders especially female workers through male police. They submitted a memorandum in the name of Governor through Divisional Commissioner Jammu.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Harsh Dev Singh said that an emergency like situation prevailed in District Udhampur where all constitutional guarantees were in a state a limbo. He said that while the BJP was resorting to politics of suppression and oppression against the opponents, the NPP leaders in particular were being assaulted, abused, intimidated and harassed. He said that NPP leaders were being targeted under a well hatched plan as they only were exposing the omissions, commissions and frauds of BJP leaders besides their betrayal of Jammu's cause. He expressed dismay that FIRs were being regularly lodged against NPP activists for raising general developmental issues, for seeking regular power supply, for restoration of damaged transformers and even for seeking adequate staff in schools and Health centres.
Mr. Singh said that NPP was in possession of video-graphed speeches of BJP leaders threatening to kill him besides provoking people also to physically liquidate him. He said that numerous complaints of such threats duly video-graphed with filthy abuses hurled upon Panthers leaders were disregarded with Udhampur Police refusing to entertain complaints against BJP. He said that when complaints were filed against the highly biased and partisan conduct of the said SSP with higher authorities, he became more avengeful against NPP leaders. And when NPP workers raised their voice against increased cases of bovine smuggling and drugs trafficking in District Udhampur, the said SSP became more aggressive with open threats hurled by him upon NPP leadership particularly its Chairman. He said that SSP and DC Udhampur having been posted in a significant District by the erstwhile BJP-PDP govt were still working under their shadow and appeasing them as a measure of quid pro quo and return gift.

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