Srinagar, June 17 (KNS): Jammu and Kashmir Civil Society Forum (JKCSF) on Wednesday as Formed and Abdul Qayoom Wani was elected as Chairman, while as Farooq Trali was elected as General Secretary .
According to statement issued to KNS reads, a meeting of cross sections of society viz intellectuals, writers, former trade union leaders, doctors, traders and lawyers was held here today maintaining the SOPs of COVID 19 strictly.
In the meeting it was felt seriously that Jammu and Kashmir was passing through a tough and there was onslaught on political, economic, democratic , social rights and the right of freedom of expression. As such the threadbare discussion it was felt that there is need of a civil society to work in order to represent peoples aspirations , needs , to address the issues of depriving of right to freedom of expression, tyranny of various kinds, social evils, drug addiction , corruption and other ills of the society in general in the larger interest of the society in a composite mechanism.
The participants of the meeting unanimously resolved to frame a civil society under the name and style, “Jammu and Kashmir Civil Society Forum (JKCSF)” which will work and function as a non-polotical organizaon and will not become part of any political election process directly or indirectly at any me. However, the organization will have a privilege, legally to share and make its opinion in the socio-economic ,political & human issues of the coming mess and has rights to react and resist against policy decision of the government which will be against the senment, emotions ,aspirations and rights of people of j&k.
In the meeting it was resolved that every decision of the civil society/Forum will be taken keeping in view the aspiration ,emotions and the rights of the people. It was resolved that the constitution of the JKCSF will be prepared under the supervision of Haji Farooq Ahamd Lone with By-Laws as well and as the COVID-19 Crisis will recede, Forum will be structured centrally and extended to provincial and district levels as well for which all secons of the society will be taken into confidence. A press conference in this regard will be arranged soon wherein constuon and bylaws will be put forth before people as the COVID 19 SOPs allow us. In the meeng to kick start the functioning of the forum the provisional body has been framed unanimously with former Trade union leader Abdul Qayoom Wani as the (Chairman), Farooq Ahmad Trali, (General Secretary), Nusrat Ahmad Beigh (Vice Chairman), Mukhtaar Ahmad Tantray (Vice Chairman), Dr. Gh. Nabi Lone(Vice Chairman) Haji Farooq Ahmad Lone (Chief Spokesperson), Syed Dilber Hussain (Provincial President), Engineer Iqbal Shah (Chief Organizer), Ghulam Mohi Ud Di Mir (Chief Advisor), Mohammad Akbar Mir (Chief Coordinator), Pushpinder Singh (Coordinator), Mohammad Shafi Kambay (Press Secretary) Firdous ahmad Bhat (Orginiser), Shabir ahmad Qadri (Treasurer) Shoaib Kirmani (Web Admin) ,Abdul Qayoom Lone (Joint Secretary). Besides a legal advisory commiee was formed comprising Advocate Safir Ahmad Reshi, Advocate Owais Ahmad Bhat, Advocate Saqib Nabi Wani, . Moreover a provisional execuve council was also framed comprising, Hilal Ahmad Parray Srinagar, Master Ghulam Qadi Yaripora Kulgam, Asadullah Mir Anantnag, Haji Ghulam Ahmad, former Tehsildar Kupwara, Master Mohmad ASHRAF Bandipora , Mohtarma Aamina Ji Pulwama, Mohammad Ashraf Lone Kupwara, Haji Gulshan Ahamad Wani Wagoora Baramulla, Peer Abdul Hamid Tangmarg Baramulla, Haji Mohammad Ashraf Wani Baramulla, Mohammad Maqbool Bhat Wagoora Baramulla, Ghulam Mohiudin Mir Anantnag, Nadeem Hiader Karnah, Abdul Rashid Bhat ex- Tehsildar Karnah, Peer Abdul Rashid ex- TSO Kralpora, Shabir Ahmad Qadri Srinagar, Mohammad Hussain Malik Tukroo Shopian, Wasif Noor Srinagar, Abdul Qayoom Lone Rafiabad, Mohammad Ashraf Ganai Ghandharbal. (KNS)