The Centre’s interlocutor for Jammu and Kashmir Dineshwar Sharma has received several complaints of unbridled corruption and nepotism during his…
Dineshwar Sharma (Photo: Facebook)
The Centre’s interlocutor for Jammu and Kashmir Dineshwar Sharma has received several complaints of unbridled corruption and nepotism during his two visits to the state.
These are attributed to be the major causes for the frequent cycles of unrest in Jammu and Kashmir. The PDP-BJP coalition government has failed to tackle this menace although Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his rallies in Jammu had made a commitment to rid the state of corruption.
The credibility of the Public Service Commission (PSC) that is the constitutional recruitment agency in the state has been eroded, with people in Jammu and Ladakh regions complaining that preserence was being given to those from the Kashmir valley.
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There is disillusionment, particularly among the youth, due to backdoor appointments in government organisations in the state. The issue has been raised in the successive sessions of the legislature.
The delegations that met Sharma complained of discrimination against the Jammu and Ladakh regions and lack of governance. Some of them accused certain ministers of also being involved in corrupt practices.
Sharma on Sunday summoned the state’s Director of Vigilance SJM Geelani to discuss the matter with him and get a feedback about the steps that the vigilance organisation had taken to check corruption.
Governor NN Vohra has from time to time asked Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to take effective steps to curb corruption and improve governance. He also discussed the matter with Home Minister Rajnath Singh during his recent visit to J&K and stressed for the urgent need to weed out corruption from the state.
Neither the PSC and nor the government have taken any action against those involved in the issue of forged signatures of certain vital documents pertaining to the recruitment process. It is nearly five months since the government’s Forensic Science Laboratory had confirmed that signatures of a member of the PSC were forged on the document, but no action is visible.
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