Srinagar, June 07 (KNS): Following the JKCCS statement on constructions taking place inside the Old Air Field, the J&K Legislative Assembly yesterday, 6 June 2016, discussed the same.
JKCCS in a statement said it had asked questions about the massive constructions taking place at Old Air Field Area and sought answers from the Army and the J&K Government, on whether these constructions are part of the Sainik Colony plans, as the Rajya Sainik Board (RSB) had sought the land for their proposed Sainik Colony at the same location. Attached please see the Home Department’s letter to the DC Budgam and Srinagar for the allocation of the land at Old Air Field against payment to the RSB for Sainik Colony.
The Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti while acknowledging the constructions at Old Air Field said that army is constructing these buildings for the serving army officers and their families. The Army also in their statement to the newspapers has said that the constructions at Old Air Field are Sainik Quarters under the scheme of Married Accommodation Project for the serving army officers.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
In the same response, the Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti threatened the media and ‘some quarters’ for publishing the unverified news. This threat by Mehbooba Mufti is the manifestation of the culture of non-accountability and violent responses to choke dissent in Jammu and Kashmir.
Even after the response by Chief Minister and the Army, it remains unanswered whether the land sought by RSB at Old Air Field was allotted or rejected. If the demand had been rejected, the government must come up with the official document. Unless this question is answered transparently, the suspicion regarding the creation of Sainik colony under the garb of Sainik Quarters will remain. In the past too, the governments have misled people of Jammu and Kashmir by deceptive statements on various issues, therefore unless all the details about this controversial Sainik colony plans are made public, the present ruling regime will continue to be questioned. (KNS)