{"id":231309,"date":"2023-12-23T01:09:23","date_gmt":"2023-12-22T19:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/?p=231309"},"modified":"2023-12-23T01:09:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T19:39:23","slug":"jammu-cause-for-concern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/2023\/12\/23\/jammu-cause-for-concern\/","title":{"rendered":"Jammu, cause for concern"},"content":{"rendered":"

Five Soldiers Killed<\/strong><\/h2>\n

By Insaf<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Alarm bells ring in the Jammu region of J&K. Developments in its districts and the city itself are turning out be of serious concern for North Block. On Thursday last, five Army personnel were killed and two injured after terrorists ambushed two Army vehicles in Poonch district. It is said the terrorists, perhaps three or four, took their position on hill tops and chose a blind curve to target the Army vehicles. Worse, they reportedly \u2018mutilated the bodies of at least two soldiers and took weapons of some of them\u2019. While the security forces have launched a massive cordon and search operation in the forest area, the incident is the second in last two months. This ambush comes weeks after a major gunfight in Bajimaal forest area in nearby Rajouri district that left five Army personnel, including two captains, dead. Clearly, the rising number of terror attacks in Rajouri-Poonch region suggests that terrorists are getting emboldened, there is need to strengthen intelligence and security setup in the region and time the focus shifts from Kashmir.<\/p>\n

This apart, a crackdown of a different kind is taking place in J&K. Not against terrorists or those harbouring militants, but against Rohingyas, who have taken shelter in Jammu following persecution in Myanmar. Tuesday last, Jammu police led a day-long drive to arrest\/detain people \u2018harbouring Rohingya immigrants and facilitating their stay with illegal papers\u2019. Action\u2019s been taken against over 50 people and dozen-odd FIRs registered \u2018posing potential threats to national security and socio-economic fabric of the UT.\u2019 Some elements, said IGP, \u2018have been involved in facilitating illegal settlement of Rohingyas, and other than security concerns, these have potential to strain local resources.\u2019 The locals in 30-odd settlements, he added \u2018have provided their plots of land to settle the outside immigrants. We are checking and identifying these facilitators, also availing government benefits for them\u2026They have taken it as a business.\u2019 So far number of documents like Aadhaar cards, ration cards, voter ID cards, revenue records, rent deeds and passbooks besides mobile phones and SIM cards have been recovered. Hope innocent people, as in the past, are not wrongly targeted. And that Jammu\u2019s security concerns are promptly addressed holistically.<\/p>\n

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Delhi Boo To ED<\/p>\n

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said a big boo to the ED and stuck to his schedule of meditation instead. Summoned (second time) for questioning on Thursday last in the excise policy case, he said it was \u2018not based upon any objective or rational yardstick but purely as a propaganda\u2019 and to \u2018create sensational news in the final few months of much-awaited parliamentary elections.\u2019 In his reply to ED, he wondered about the timing\u2014 on eve of his departure for a 10-day Vipassana session, (he\u2019s attending annually for past 25 years), which was \u2018widely published and largely circulated\u2019 in media and officially announced\u2019. Worse, he asked who was being summoned: \u201ca witness or a suspect\u201d or as \u201cchief minister, Delhi or AAP national convener\u201d? The summons must be \u2018revoked, withdrawn, and recalled,\u2019 for these he alleged were at \u2018behest of political rivals who wish to silence the opposition\u2019s voice\u2019 against the Centre. Importantly, AAP has claimed these \u2018were not in consonance with law\u2019 and it would take \u2018legally correct\u2019 steps. Nagging suspense alright?<\/p>\n

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Coordination Amiss In TN<\/p>\n

The infamous Governor-Chief Minister row sees no let-up even amid unprecedented rains causing havoc in southern Tamil Nadu. Efforts from defence, national\/state disaster response forces are underway, but sadly there\u2019s lack of coordination between Governor Ravi and Chief Minister Stalin, with both holding separate meetings for rescue and relief works. The region has come to a standstill, 10 people died and families and trainload of people stranded for days. While government listed relief works undertaken, it blamed the IMD for \u2018wrong\u2019 forecast and not \u2018sufficiently forewarning of what was coming\u2019; asked Centre for maximum choppers and Stalin went to Delhi instead to seek more aid. Governor Ravi on other hand held a meeting at Raj Bhavan, wherein it was said that agencies \u2018have no clear idea\u2019 about the exact resource requirements and priorities in deployment, due to lack of coordination and a \u2018lack of appreciation\u2019 of overall situation. Ravi asked agencies to mobilise additional resources and assured he would facilitate more resources from Central agencies. Regrettably, government representatives skipped the meeting! When will this storm settle down?<\/p>\n

Maha Time Schedule<\/p>\n

The New Year should see Maharashtra settle some nagging issues. On Wednesday last, Speaker Narwekar said he sees no hurdle in issuing an order by 10 January (set by Supreme Court), on petitions filed by rival factions of Shiv Sena on disqualification of each other\u2019s MLAs, as hearings have finally concluded. Both SS sides led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray\u2019s SS-UBT have been heard, but only after a rap by SC over the long delay. Likewise, Shinde informed the Assembly that a special session shall be held in February, if necessary, to provide reservation to Maratha community after reviewing a report of Backward Class Commission. The government, he assured \u2018will establish\u2019 the community is socially and educationally backward, deserves quota. But Maratha activist Manoj Jarange warned they won\u2019t wait till then and shall hold protests if quota is not granted before December 24. A big question mark hangs though on the how the government will settle controversial Dharavi\u2019s redevelopment plan. The residents of one of the world\u2019s largest slums are protesting the project and no work has begun these past six months! Guess, the phrase \u2018time is of the essence,\u2019 is not in government\u2019s dictionary as the three cases reveal.<\/p>\n

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MP Portrait Row<\/p>\n

Madhya Pradesh Assembly does both \u2018right and wrong\u2019, triggering a controversy. India\u2019s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru\u2019s portrait has been replaced with father of the Constitution BR Ambedkar\u2019s. Predictably, Congress has charged ruling BJP of disrespecting the \u2018nation builder\u2019. While it welcomed Ambedkar\u2019s portrait in the House, starting its 1st session, removing Nehru\u2019s it was wrong. At same time, it failed to notice the replacement, which happened in last session, in July. Then Speaker had directed replacement of Nehru\u2019s and Gandhi\u2019s portraits as these \u2018were getting worn out and be restored.\u2019 But as Ambedkar\u2019s 125th birth anniversary was being observed, he directed to put it in Nehru\u2019s place and Nehru\u2019s portrait be kept \u2018in a respectful manner in the library\u2019s Gandhi-Nehru section.\u2019 An X post of Congress read: \u201cIf BJP had honest intentions, it could have placed Nehru\u2019s photo along with Gandhi and Ambedkar. But it\u2019s BJP culture to disrespect freedom fighters and the nation-builder and therefore, it has removed the photo of Nehru.\u201d The big picture alright!\u00a0 \u2014 INFA<\/p>\n

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