Does government want to retrieve land or humiliate people: Sajad Lone

 Irfan Ahmad Mir


Srinagar, Feb 06 (KNS): J&K People's Conference chairman, Sajad Gani Lone on Monday expressed doubts on the purpose of ongoing eviction drive, saying "Do government want to retrieve land or humiliate people of J&K".

"There is a law for every action. The law of the land cannot be violated. On one side videos on social media wherein poor families having 4 or 5 marlas of land in possession being pushed to the wall and on the other side the Lieutenant Governor's office beat drums that poor will not be touched. This ongoing mess explains either these heartbreaking videos are fake or LG office is telling lies," Sajad Lone as per KNS said while addressing a press conference here.

Lone said unlike other parts of the country the J&K is being treated inhumanely and people have been left on the mercy of God. "If we see outside the governments serve notices prior to any action. But in J&K no notice was served before demolition and destruction. Those possessed 4 or 5 marlas of land and faced wrath of the authorities were not being served notices. The J&K government only knows to come to the scene and bulldoze the property of poor," Lone said.

"Do they (government) want to retrieve land or humiliate people of J&K," the PC chairman questioned.

He said J&K is part of India but what the government is doing in the name of eviction drive is beyond our understanding. "Why government is not following the procedure applicable in other parts of the country,", he said.

Lone, who was a minister in PDP-BJP coalition in erstwhile state of J&K said the LG led government should leave some decisions to the elected government as they can't take decisions on behalf of people of Jammu and Kashmir.

He said today people of J&K are questioning where is their Prime Minister? Where is their LG? 

He at the occasion lashed out at administration for suppressing people of J&K, saying "These officers are like tourists who after 2 or 3 years will be out of J&K. They should mend their behavior and stop harassing people of J&K," he added. (KNS)

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