Awami Darbar at Bandipora, District to get two more colleges

“We will try reach people door to door so that on spot steps are taken to redress the problems of public in the state, ” CM

Bandipora, June 23: Aiming at making his governance with difference and reaching people at their door s, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minster Omer Abdullah has started meeting with public “Awami Darbar” process from Bandipora district.

“We will try reach people door to door so that on spot steps are taken to redress the problems of public in the state, ”said Chief Minster while speaking at the first Awami Darbar held at Chiternar in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Tuesday.

He said that to govern differently the government will redress the problems of the people not from secretariat but on the spot after visiting door to door through out the valley. The Darbar was attended by a large number of people from Sumbal, Gurez, and Hajin and Bandipora areas.

The chief Minster was accompanied by the Rural Development Minster Ali Muhammad Sagar, MLA Bandipora Advocate Nizamudin Bhat, MLA Gurez Nazir Gurezi. Chief Secretary S.S.KApur, Political Adviser to CM Devender Singh Rana, Principal Secretary Khursheed Ahmad Ganie, Divisional Commissioner Masood Hussian Samoon and departmental head.

Hearing the grievances of the people CM said that the government will solve all the problems of the people not from Secretariat but on spot while visiting the door steps of the people.

“We will visit every area to hold the Awami Darbar in order to solve the problems at door steps,” said Chief Minster.

After receiving the delegation Chief Minster announced the establishment of two colleges in the District one Polytechnic College in Bandipora and a degree college in Sumbal. Besides inaugurating Model village Garoora, Chief Minster, in presence of Rural Development Minster and Local MLA Nizamudin Bhat, also inaugurated Community Facility Centre in the village.

“17 Lac will be spent on the community hall while 1.20 Cr will be spent on model Village,” CM said

Addressing the huge gathering of people after the inauguration, Chief Minister said that the area in lacking the sufficient irrigation Facility which will be provided very soon.

“I notice after meeting the delegations that the area is lacking the proper irrigation facility; I have informed the concerned officers and the problem will be solved very soon”, said Omar.

While responding the representation regarding the bad conditions of Bandipora roads Chief Minster order the concerned head about the patching of roads immediately.

“Patch work will be initiated very soon on all the entire roads especially on Srinagar-Bandipora-Spore road, “Chief Minister assured.

Taking stock of the water supply system in the area CM assures that mega project regarding the Water supply system will be announced very soon.

CM on aim of Awami Darbar

Highlighting the aim of Awami Darbar Chief Minster said “the very aim of such Darbars’ which will be held thorough out Kashmir is to end the gap between Brass administration and commoners”.

“It will benefit both the people and the government, we can solve lot of problems by interacting with the people and can make future plan for the development on the basis of representation receiving during the Darbar”, CM said.

While speaking on the deteriorating condition of famous Wular Lake Chef Minster said “Wular is deteriorating and a special project will be sent to Central Government to stop the further deterioration of Wular”.

Rural Development Minster Ali Muhammad Sagar took a detailed review of various developmental schemes in the district and issued on the spot directions to solve the problems of the people.

While reviewing the Execution of developmental works, the Minister asked all the concerned officers to boost the developmental work s in order to end up the prevailing problems if any in the area.

The Minister took a detailed review of various developmental schemes in the district and issued on the spot directions to solve the problems of the people.

People comments:

Though the people with hope express happiness and appreciate Chief Minster on holding of Awami Darbars, most of the visitors people with their written representations in hands allege that the party workers were preferred on the poor commoners.

“It is less Awami Darbar than a political Darbar, as only political workers’ and party delegates are being allowed to meet CM”, said Abdul Kabir Khan (retired Supervisor) of village Kunan, I have come to the Darbar with lot of hopes remains empty handed I was asked to leave as I have no permission pass which has been given to choose few”.

Another old lady said that it was during the time of Bakshi Gulam Muhammad and then Sheikh Shaib when such Durbar’s were to listen people’s problems.

“I wanted to meet chief minister regarding my old age pension but was not able to reach Srinagar” she said adding I got my grievance redressed here at my home town.

People suggest that when such Darbars are held comman man should be allowed to see the chief minister as government owe their duties towards them.

Appraising the Chief Minster efforts of bridging the gap between leaders and commoners by conducting Awami Durbar’s a young social worker Ishtiyaq Sofi said” it is good to hold such durbar’s as this will end the huge gap between a leader, Bureaucrat and a commoner who has to cross various levels to reach Minster or Chief Minster”.

“We hope that people may get relief problems are being solved on spot, it is a good step in modern governance it should be continued” Sofi added.