Dr. Jitendra Singh said, anybody linked with
illegal crushers, unauthorised mining or land encroachment will not be
spared, no matter how influential he thinks of himself or whatever public clout
he thinks he enjoys.
The Minister said,
Nobody has a right to indulge in illegal mining and erode the foundations of
our precious bridges like Keediyan Gandyal. Similarly, nobody has the right to
earn ill-gotten wealth by turning others’ children into drug addicts because
tomorrow his own children may also fall prey to such addiction, he said.
Dr. Jitendra Singh was
speaking after holding nearly a three-hour public durbar, during which the
Minister heard various citizens’ delegations with an objective to ensure
on-the-spot resolution of their grievances and demands with the Deputy
Commissioner and other senior officials of the administration.
The Minister stated that Illegal mining and drug
abuse is a vicious cycle which facilitates terrorism and other social evils. “Exemplary and punitive action will be held
out against those indulging in these crimes, irrespective of their
political affiliations or so-called influence”, he warned. The Minister
informed that the local administration has acted against 25 illegal crushers,
and a fresh list of nearly a dozen of such crushers is being prepared to take
strict action against them as per the law. The
Union Minister assured that all possible steps are being taken to deal with
rising terror incidents in order to restore people’s confidence and public
order. He stated that these steps will bear fruit soon, and normalcy will
return to within a week.
While warning the
local terror facilitators of stern action, Dr. Jitendra Singh urged the society
to remain vigilant and join the government’ efforts to deal with the menace of
terrorism in the region. He said the VDCs are being strengthened to fight
terrorists.
Dr. Jitendra Singh flagged the increasing incidents
of cattle smuggling in the area, vowing to deal with the crime with an iron
hand…The Union Minister
stated that the journey of development undertaken by the Modi government has
transformed the landscape of the Udhampur-Kathua-Doda Parliamentary
constituency in the last ten years… “Now, the government is focused on
consolidating the gains of the past decade in its fresh term”, The Union Minister
pledged.