MGSB flays dictatorial attitude of LG administration, extends support to Band Call on Aug 29
Jammu, Aug 26: Up in arms against the authoritarian attitude of the Lt Governor Manoj Sinha led J&K Union Territory administration towards the people agitating for their genuine and just demands the Maharaja Gulab Singh Brigade (MGSB) along with leadership of Yuva Rajput Sabha on Friday staged protest in favour of their demand seeking State Holiday on Sept 23rd – the birth anniversary of Maharaja Hari Singh – ruler of erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir State.
The activists of MGSB, YRS alongwith general public stated protest at Talab Tillo and raised slogans against the administration for not conceding their genuine demand.
Terming the move of district administration to impose restrictions on all four Tawi bridges of Jammu City as ‘Dictatorial’, Anil Singh Rakwal working president MGSB said that LG administration is choking the voice of Dogras.
‘Declaration of Holiday on Sept 23rd’ is the collective demand of the entire Jammu region but the LG administration has been playing with the sentiments of the people by deliberately being ignorant on this issue and putting undue restrictions on people agitating for the demand, said Rakwal.
He further said that it was beyond understanding how peaceful public assembly and protests can harm the peace of Jammu City. “Members of Yuva Rajput Sabha held a peaceful demonstration to raise their demand but instead of listening to them, Government and LG administration has followed the lines of imposing an emergency and dictatorship by restricting assembly which is denial of the basic right of raising voice against injustice,” the MGSB working president said.
“The demands of the Yuva Rajput Sabha, Daily Wagers, FAA, BSF/CISF, and others are genuine and people generally feel that their demands must be accepted. Instead of considering their demands, the authorities are imposing the restriction on their assembly under CrPC 144 in Jammu City which is highly condemnable and undemocratic,” he said.
He urged the LG administration not to test the patience of Dogras and issue an order declaring State Holiday on Sept 23rd with no further delay and accept all the genuine demands of the Daily Wagers, FAA, BSF/CISF aspirants.
Meanwhile, the MGSB working president announced full support to BAR Association of Jammu for their demands and Band Call on August 29th 2022.