- ‘Will Leave Only After Finishing Exemplary, Tangible Works’
- Says ‘Conflict Profiteers’ Filled Their Coffers, Sent Their Children Abroad And Left Poor Kids To Die On Roads
Srinagar- Setting all speculations over his imminent transfer from Jammu and Kashmir to rest, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha said on Thursday that he will leave the Union Territory only after finishing exemplary and tangible works for the people for which he would be remembered for a long time.
“Some people say the Lieutenant Governor will too leave J&K. I wasn’t born here nor am I going to stay here permanently. I will definitely leave. However, before leaving I will finish exemplary and tangible works for the people so that they remember me for a long time,” he said.
He made these remarks while addressing a gathering at Raj Bhawan here on Thursday during the e-inauguration of several developmental projects for central Kashmir’s Budgam district.
Without naming anyone, the LG said that 30 years of conflict had produced a few conflict profiteers who filled their own coffers, sent their children to foreign countries and left poor kids to die on roads.
“The shops of these conflict profiteers have been closed forever on August 5, 2019. These few people are feeling the pain of peace and development in J&K. I want their pain to continue,” Sinha said.
He also launched a veiled attack on J&K mainstream parties for allegedly misleading people over his administration’s land to landless scheme. He said the UT administration has received many applications from Jammu province where many people were found eligible to get land.
“They misguided people on PMAY—home for the homeless and land for the landless as they can’t digest the prosperity of J&K. Let their pain grow day by day,” he added.
About the Amarnath Yatra which is concluding next week, the LG said that this year a record number of over 4.5 lakh pilgrims visited the holy cave shrine of Baba Amarnathji.
“Now these people have gone back to their respective states and villages. They will surely spread a word about the peaceful atmosphere in Kashmir which ultimately will push more pilgrims into J&K,” the LG said.
To a query whether preparations were on for local bodies elections, the LG said polls will be held in time. (With KNO inputs)
Says ‘J&K Has Come A Long Way In Last Four Years’
Meanwhile addressing a joint session of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and Indian Agricultural Universities Association, at the Shalimar Campus of SKUAST-Kashmir, LG said Jammu and Kashmir has come a long way in the last four years and is witnessing the beginning of a qualitative change and tremendous growth in every sector.
He said that innovations in agricultural science and technology have been continuously evolving while application and research in Agri 4.0 technology are breaching new frontiers.
The session was attended by vice-chancellors of various universities, experts from India and young leaders from nine countries. Deliberations were held on redefining agricultural education, leadership, entrepreneurship, employment and discovery.
Highlighting the reforms introduced across the sectors, the L-G said under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Jammu and Kashmir has come a long way in the last four years.
“From new highways, rural roads and agriculture to industry we are witnessing the beginning of a qualitative change and tremendous growth in every sector,” he said.
Jammu and Kashmir’s agriculture and allied sectors powered by the Holistic Agriculture Development Programme are offering multi-fold growth opportunities to our farmers and agri-entrepreneurs, Sinha said.
He said the success of SKUAST in promoting agricultural education through international collaboration, assistance in policymaking and entrepreneurship is proof that given a proper enabling environment, India’s experts and scientists in this sector are second to none.
On the occasion, the Lt Governor released the Srinagar Declaration of the Indian Agricultural Universities Association, a multi-institutional MoU among all state agricultural universities as a part of the educational reform programme of SKUAST.
The president of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, also spoke on the occasion and shared his views on increasing global cooperation in the agriculture sector.
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