JAMMU, JANUARY 20: Former Minister for Roads and Building and Congress MLA from Inderwal accuses Minister of State for Transport Minister, RDD, and Agriculture Sunil Kumar Sharma of misusing his official position by transferring the employees of a particular community added that the Minister is unnecessary interfering into the matters related to his constituency.
While speaking in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, Saroori allege that Sunil Sharma in violations of rules and regulations transferred his relative or who happened to be his close associates from Field Staff Agriculture Department to IWMP for promoting corruption and collecting 30% share from the department through these blue eyed Agriculture Officers and demanded probe into how Minister manage to transfer the two employees from Agriculture to IWMP which is a technical job. He said minister without any jurisdiction is harassing his relative who happened to be like her daughter in law added that his relative who was a veterinary doctor was appointed in the department as District Technical Officer after following the proper procedure and termed the allegations of Sunil Sharma as baseless. He said that Sunil Sharma was busy harassing the employees instead of working towards the development of Kishtwar District. Both Saroori and Sharma have face off 2nd time today after both leveled allegations and counter allegations against each other.
“You are an SPO before becoming the Minister and you are still far away from learning—how the house runs--- I don’t required a sermon from SPO like you” Saroori told Sharma.
After seeing situation taking ugly spat, Deputy CM Nirmal Singh stood up and intervenes and urged the speaker to expunge the derogatory remarks made by both the members against each other. Saroori asked the Minister and the government to order probe if they feel any foul play behind the appointment of his relative added that the probe should also be conducted as how minister mange to transfer non technical Agriculture employees to IWMP.
Earlier in the day, Saroori also rued the Minister for back tracking from his promises made by him with regard to providing of SRTC buses on some routes of Inderwal constituency. Saroori said that being as local, Transport Minister should be more generous towards his own area as far as providing of SRTC buses is concern.
Sharma in reply to MLA Saroori question stated that government is contemplating to strengthen the fleet of Jammu and Kashmir State Road Transport Corporation (SRTC) to extend its operation in uncovered areas.
He said all the major routes in Kishtwar and Inderwal constituencies would be brought under SRTC map after strengthening its fleet. He said that JKSRTC is presently operating its bus service on Kishtwar-Passerkot Singpura route, the claim denied by Saroori who says that the bus service remains operational for only few days added that the majority of the 37 buses sanctioned in previous government are off the roads. The Minister stated that due to shortage of fleet at Kishtwar, other routes cannot be catered. “As soon as augmentation of fleet is made these routes will be brought under SRTC operation," Sharma assured.
The MLA Inderwal in his question had demanded SRTC services for the routes from Kishtwar to Keshwan, Kishtwar to Patnazi via Bunjwah, Kishtwar to Sarthal, Kishtwar to Passerkoot Singpora, Kishtwar to Kuchall, Kishtwar to Bhata Sigdi, Kishtwar to Tatani Saroor and Kishtwar to Shanna Thakrie. MLA also asks the Minister to fulfill his promise with regard to establishment of SRTC yard and workshop at Shalimar Kishtwar.
During Health department grants Saroori called for strengthening of health sector in far flung areas by filling up the vacant posts of doctors and paramedical staff in addition to completing the under-construction projects within the stipulated time. He said there is hardly any specialization Doctors posted in far flung areas like Chatroo, Jakyas, Marwah, Warwah, Thathri, Bhalessa, Bunjwah. He asked government to fast track the recruitment process without any delay. He informed the house that this year 472 persons were injured and died on Batote-Kishtwar-Sinthan stretch of National highway which is highly accidental prone area and Government failed to take any concrete steps in posting of the doctors in these areas. He urged government to upgrade Trauma centre Thathri as accidental hospital as there is dire need of staff to improve healthcare facilities so that people in the areas won't face any hardship in getting health facilities at their door steps.
While participating in Animal and Husbandry sheep department grants; Saroori said this sector is very important and it needs focus of the Government. “This is a big sector and it has been ignored when it can tackle the unemployment problem”, he added. Saroori said that Government should use new technologies to improve Animal and Sheep Husbandry sector and should send teams in far flung areas for training. He also demanded improvement of fishery hatcheries in Inderwal constituency and demanded holding of awareness camps for breeders and opening of new animal husbandry centres in his constituency.
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