Saroori holds public Darbar at Khara; TSO office opened at Khara

Khara (Doda), August 02: - To mitigate people's grievances Senior Congress Leader and MLA Inderwal, G M Saroori Saturday visited Khara area of Inderwal constituency and conveyed public grievances meeting to stock of the people’s problems and developmental needs.

The people apprised Saroori about the problems being faced by them in their areas. The problems which were highlighted by people mainly related to health, early complete of road projects, issue of new ration cards for BPL, potable drinking water, replacement of transformers and early payment of MGNREGA job card holders. He issu
ed on the spot instructions to the concerned officers to immediately addressed the problems which were raised by the people of 14 Panchayats of Khara area.

Addressing the public Saroori said that the government was committed provide better facilities to the people of rural and far flung areas and several steps in this direction have been initiated. He said during the past twelve years in his tenure, his (Saroori) main focus was to upgrade the infrastructure in rural areas. He said health, education, drinking water, road connectivity and electricity were the basic facilities and it is primary duty of the government to ensure these for all.

He lauded the people of Khara Bhalessa for keeping the torch of communal harmony and brotherhood lighting even under difficult circumstances. He asked them to maintain and strengthen this characteristic and not to get astray by vested interests who try to divide them on region, religion, creed or caste for selfish ends.

Earlier Saroori also met with youth of Khara Bhalessa and exchange various thoughts with youths during an interaction. He stressed that the youth should make every effort to carry the benefits of democracy to the poor and those who stand at the margins of the society.

Later Saroori opened the office of Tehsil Supply Officer (TSO) at Khara in presence of large number of people. After opening new TSO office at Khara Saroori said the problems faced by the local people will be addressed at door step, beside will help in smooth distribution and supply of ration in this backward and unconnected area of the district.

People of the Khara hails the efforts of MLA Inderwal G M Saroori in convincing the government for creation of separate TSO office for Khara which is long pending demand of the local people who faced alot of problems since they are falls under the jurisdiction of TSO Thathri which is under control of Doda district. TSO Rehmatullah Bhat and Storekeeper Haroon Ayub assumed the charge of office in the presence of MLA Inderwal and large number of people. 

People thanked MLA Inderwal G M Saroori, Minister CAPD Ch Mohd Ramzan and Director CAPD Jammu G S Chib for taking initiative in opening of the separate Tehsil Supply Officer (TSO) for Khara.

Among others, Tehsildar Thathri, XEN PHE, R&B, BDO Thathri, AEE PDD, TSO Khara, ZEO Thathri, Congress Vice President Ch Abdul Rashid Kandar, Congress Block president Ghulam Haider Wani (Company), Jai Dev Singh, Haji Ghulam Mohd Mir, Mohd Ramzan Wani, Mohd Hussain, Bashir Ahmed Sirwal, Ch Noor Maey, Ch Jasham, Abdul Qayoom, Manzoor Ahmed, Abdul Majid Khandey, prominent citizens and people in large also attended the Darbar.

Saroori greets people on Eid-ul-Fitr

Kishtwar, July 28: - As the people prepare to celebrate 'Eid-ul-Fitr' at the end of holy fasting month of Ramadhan, Senior Congress Leader and Member of Legislative Assembly from Inderwal, Ghulam Mohammad Saroori today has wished them well-being and prosperity.

The spirit behind observing Eid-ul-Fitr is to "rededicate ourselves to truthfulness, sincerity, self-control, patience and human dignity showing complete obedience to Allah", Saroori said in his Eid message.

Saroori reminded people of the essence of the Eid saying "the day demands us to remember the poor and the needy and share happiness with them. Saroori expressed hope that the auspicious occasion will bring sustained peace, progress, prosperity in the state and strengthen the bond of communal harmony, brotherhood and amity, which, he termed as the hallmarks of state's glorious pluralistic traditions.

As the Muslims follow lunar calendar, the fasting month of Ramadhan will come to an end with the sighting of crescent this evening or tomorrow evening.

Prominent among those Senior Congress including Mushtaq Ahmed Hap, Subhan Kichloo, Mahinder Singh Parihar, Retired DC Khursheed Ahmed Butt, Vice President district Doda Abdul Rashid Kandar, State Secretary Mahila Congress Urmila Devi, District President Mahila Congress Kishtwar Parvati Devi, District Chief Seva Dal Kishtwar Ravi Kumar, District President INTUC Kishtwar Raj Kumar Badyal, Senior Vice President INTUC District Kishtwar Abdul Wahid Lone, Chairman INTUC Abdul Latief, Sarpanch Association Chatroo block Tariq Wani, Congress block Presidents Mohd Iqbal Keen, Tariq Mintoo, Ghulam Qadir Sheikh, Mohd Iqbal Teli, Jai Dev, Ghulam Haider Wani, Asgar Khangi, President IYC Inderwal Mohammad Latief Mughal, Vice President IYC Inderwal Shaikh Basharat, Secretary IYC Thakrie Irshad Ahmed, General Secretary IYC Bhalessa Farooq Ahmed Drought, Secretary IYC Khara Shameem Ahmed, Secretary IYC Thakrie Irshad Ahmed, Secretary IYC Thathri Farooq Tantray, Secretary IYC Premanagar Raj Kumar, Secretary IYC Bunjwah Yog Raj, Secretary IYC Kandni-Kadoth Ragu Nath, President Cobbler Mohd Shafi, ST board members Chowdhary Mohd Rafiq, Noor Din,Vice President NSUI Kishtwar Ahahmer Sehzad Butt, President GDC Kishtwar Kajal Badyal, Former state General Secretary Wassim Sajjad, Former District President NSUI Kishtwar Saqib lone, Congress local leaders including Mohammad Sultan, Akhtar Tatani, Bashir Ahmed Sheikh, Zubair Ahmed, Khalid Sheikh, Farooq Ahmed, Chowdhary Issaq, Ch Misroo, Mohd Shafi, Abdul Razzak, Noor Mohammad, Hari Ram, Ali Mohammad, Chaman Lal, Sarfraz Khan, Nek Alam, Waseem Ul Haq, Mohd Rafique, Noor Maey, Abid Hussain, Haji G M Mir, Haji Abdul Latief, Mohd Razan, Haji Ghulam Hussain Parray, Hussain Parray, Bashir Ahmed Sirwal, Chowdhary Hasham, Ghulam Mohammad Kohli, Ghulam Mustafa Wani, Ghulam Haider, Altaf Malik, Ghulam Qadir Tappal, Chowdhary Nazir Ahmed, Mansoor Mattoo, Piyaray Lal Sharma, Santosh Kumar, Saleem Wani, Bashir Sheikh, Mouhi Ud Din, Sharwan, Roshan Lal, Mohd Aslam Saroori, Mohd Shafi Saroori, Ikhlaq Dev, Firdous Maker, Madan Bhandari, Satish Kumar, Noor Hussain, Rattan Lal, Ghulam Mohammad Ganie, Ghulam Mouhi Ud Din Mattoo, Om Prakash Shan, Musarat Ahmed, Youth Congress Leader Kishtwar Suman Pratab Singh, Randeep Bhandari, NSUI activists including Javed Rana, Amir Hussain, Bilal Ahmed, and all the Sarpanches, Panches have also wished all the Muslims particularly people of twin districts including Doda and Kishtwar on the eve of Eid-Ul-Fitr.

Start RGGVY phase II before model code of conduct: Saroori

Keep a tight vigil on the situation in Kishtwar on Eid-ul-Fitr

Kishtwar, July 26: - Congress MLA from Inderwal, Ghulam Mohammad Saroori has urged the government to start the 2nd phase of Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) and to complete the tendering process before model code of conduct to cater to the leftover un-electrified villages in the state including those of Erstwhile Doda district so that works could be carried out even during the period of Assembly Elections.

He said even Public Undertaking Committee (PUC) while reviewing the RGGVY projects in Kishtwar and Doda was in consensus over prioritizing the villages to be covered under RGGVY Phase 2nd, selecting those deserving villages first, after proper verification, which are not covered under RGGVY scheme till date.

Mr. Saroori urged the government to immediately constitute a State Level Monitoring Committee under the Chairmanship of Principal Secretary PDD, at Divisional level and District Level to be headed by the respective Divisional Commissioners and Deputy Commissioners to ensure that project implementation starts at the earliest.

He said people from many areas of Inderwal constituency have complaints regarding damaged transformers related to RGGVY-I. He expressed concern over the non-replacement of large number of damaged transformers installed under the RGGVY in the Block Bhalessa, Thathri, Drabshallah, Kishtwar, Chatroo and other blocks of District Kishtwar and Doda. He said that the transformers got damaged due to excessive load on the transformers than their load carrying capacity. Mr. Saroori urged the concerned Executive Engineers to replace the damaged transformers with new transformers compatible with the electric load of the area electrically connected to the transformer, within one month.

Later Mr. Saroori also asked DIG (Doda– Kishtwar Range), Ashkoor Wani, SSP Doda Sharief Cauhan, SP Kishtwar Sanjay Kumar Kotwal to keep a tight vigil on the situation in Kishtwar and other areas of Chenab Valley” to avoid repetition of “any type of violence” there on the occasions of “Eid-ul-Fitr”.

He has urged the both the communities not hurt the religious sentiments of each other and urged that extraordinary security arrangements should be put in place in these areas to ensure peaceful celebration of the festival.

Mr. Saroori also asked the Divisional Administrations of Kishtwar and Doda to provide the people with the basic amenities and ensure availability of essentials including rice, sugar, atta, K-oil and LPG cylinders in the district Kishtwar and Doda.

Telephonically he directed the officers of PDD and PHE for ensuring uninterrupted electricity and water supply, besides asked the Municipal Committees of Thathri, Kishtwar to maintain cleanliness in and around the Masjids and shrines. MLA Inderwal stressed for intensifying market checking to curb black marketing profiteering and hoarding to make quality items available to the consumer.

Motorcyclist died in road accident at Drabshallah; Saroori expressed grief

Kishtwar July 22: Expressing grief and sorrow over the sad demise of one person in a tragic road accident that occurred on Kishtwar-Drabshallah road yesterday, Senior Congress Leader and MLA Inderwal, Ghulam Mohammad Saroori has demanded deployment of more SRTC buses in the hilly districts of Doda and Kishtwar.

“The mishap occurred when motorcycle was hit by a Tata Sumo bearing registration no. JK06-2153 in which 24 year old motorcyclist identified as Mohammad Umar Najjar son Mohammad Ali Najjar resident of Drabshallah Kishtwar died.

After receiving injury, the local people present on spot first shifted him to Thathri hospital from where doctors referred him to District Hospital Doda, but before reaching to Doda hospital, Umar succumbed to his injuries. Police has registered an FIR and started its investigation.

Mr. Saroori conveyed his heart felt sympathies and solidarity with the bereaved family and prayed for eternal peace to the departed soul beside a place for him in heaven. He (Saroori) impressed upon the district administration to extend full support to the bereaved family at this time of grief. He also appealed to the Chief Minister J&K for extending financial support to the family of Ali Najjar.

He also demanded deployment of more SRTC buses in the hilly districts of Doda and Kishtwar especially for Bhatyas, Khara, Bunjwah, Phigsoo, Sarthal, Saroor, Chingam, Chatroo, Sigdi, Thakrie, Keshwan and other areas besides undertaking strict checking of the vehicles plying on these roads besides imposing ban on use of mobile phones by the drivers.

Mr. Saroori regretted that such accidents have become a routine affair but no concrete action has been taken so far by the government to save precious human lives. He also demanded to take effective steps in checking frequent accidents adding that the government should direct Traffic Police to keep a strict check on overloading and plying of old model buses, Sumo due to which road mishaps have become a routine affair.

Meanwhile Congress leaders including Asgar Khangi, Sarfraz Khan, Mohd Iqbal Keen, Mohd Iqbal Teli, Akhtar Tatani, Nek Alam, Zubair Ahmed Najjar, Mohd Ashraf Mattoo, Haji Iqbal Zargar, Haji Shafi, Mir Ali, Babu Ram, Bashir Ahmed and others also visited the residence of Mohammad Ali Najjar to condole the demise of his son Mohammad Umar Najjar. They prayed to Almighty Allah to give strength to the family members of the deceased to bear irreparable loss.

Saroori raised issues pertaining to road projects in Inderwal constituency

Wani reviews status of development works

Jammu, July 22: - Minister for R&B, Abdul Majid Wani directed for clearing the landslides along historical Mugal Road within fifteen days which are creating hindrance in smooth movement of traffic on the alternate road link connecting the Kashmir and Jammu divisions through Rajouri and Poonch.

The Minister issued the directions while chairing a meeting of senior functionaries of R&B, PMGSY and other concerned departments convened to review the pace of progress on various developmental projects in the border districts of Poonch and Rajouri, besides Inderwal constituency of Kishtwar district.

MLA Inderwal, Ghulam Mohammad Saroorii and MLA Rajouri, Shabir Ahmed Khan present in the meeting raised the issues pertaining to the ongoing road projects in their respective areas.

Mr. Saroori stressed the need for expediting the works on all ongoing roads and also called for completing those which have little work left and are abandoned for one or other reason. He also raised the issues pertaining to the ongoing road projects in Inderwal constituency.

Responding to the issue of the problems faced by the commuters while travelling on Mughal road due to narrow stretches, the Minister said that rubles and landsides along the road would be removed for the smooth movement of the traffic. For this, he set fifteen day deadline to clear the partial blockades where ever necessary.

Reviewing the scheme wise development works, the Minister asked the executing agencies to make every effort to achieve the set targets within a stipulated time frame.

The Meeting reviewed road projects taken up under NABARD, Prime Minister Grameen Sadak Yojna (PMGSY). The Minister sought detailed report about the status of each road project and discussed the issues hampering the work.

The Minister said that the Government of India has authorized the maintenance of existence and construction of new roads to state government. He said that the government was looking forward to take up work on all important roads soon to develop a vast road network to achieve hundred percent road connectivity in the state.

The meeting also discussed the status of the Rajouri–Thanamandi road. The Minister said that the road would be soon taken up by the R&B to ensure early completion of the project.

He asked the officers to closely monitor the development projects to remove the bottlenecks if any hampering these works.

Later, the Minister inspected the pace of work on 200 bedded government maternity Hospital at Gandhi Nagar, Aircraft Hanger with Annex building for civil Aviation being constructed near Jammu Air port.

The Minister also inspected the progress on the alternate road being constructed MH to Niki Tawi area via Beli-Charana. The 5.85 km road with four bridges is estimated to being cost Rs 21 crore. The Minister was informed that Rs 11 crore have been spent on the project so far.

While inspecting the pace of work on these projects, the Minister directed the executing agencies to ensure use of quality material and time line completion of the projects.

Meanwhile, various deputations also called upon the Minister and projected developmental demands. The Minister gave them a patient hearing and assured them that their demands would be fulfilled on priority.

Many new faces join Congress in Inderwal

Join hand in bringing success of G M Saroori from Inderwal constituency with more than 30,000 lead in the upcoming Assembly election

Kishtwar, July 20: - Many staunch workers from various party including Naresh Kumar S/o Shaadi Lal resident of Karoora Saroor and Rakesh Kumar S/o Roshan Lal resident of Gahan Sarthal joined the Indian National Congress (INC) here on Sunday in presence of Congress leader and Sarpanch Karool C, Mohammad Aslam Saroori

Prominent among those Sarpanch Tatani Akhtar Hussain Tatani and Bashir Ahmed Khurwaey were also present.

Describing there joining Congress as returning home, newly entrant’s workers reposed faith in the policy, programme of Congress the vision and ability of its leadership. They said Congress stands for unity, brotherhood and amity of the three regions of the State and various sections of the society.

They said the visionary leadership of dynamic leader Ghulam Mohammad Saroori has given new dimension to the policy of Congress to achieve the goal of Naya and Khushal Inderwal and political stability and prosperity in the region.

They praised the contribution of Mr. Saroori in the socio-economic transformation of the Erstwhile in particular and State in general, saying the party has been pioneer in implementing revolutionary programmes aimed at improving the conditions of the people, especially those living in remote and backward areas.

Welcoming the new entrants into party fold Congress leader Mohd Aslam Saroori expressed hope that newly joined worker would work with enthusiasm and energy to give fillip and will spread the policy programme of the Congress.

He welcomed them and asked them to strengthen the party and work for the betterment of the area. He also asked them to join hand with the party workers in their endeavor in bringing success of G M Saroori from Inderwal with more than 30,000 lead in the upcoming 2014 Assembly election from Inderwal.

Sarpanch Akhtar Tatani assured the newly entrants that MLA Inderwal Mr. G M Saroori will come up to their expectations and he will continue the developmental works.

Saroori expressed grief and shock over the Dacchan accident

Visited district Hospital Kishtwar

Kishtwar, July 16: - Senior Congress MLA from Inderwal, Mr. Ghulam Mohammad Saroori today expressed deep grief and shock over the loss of 8 precious human lives over the tragic road accident on Kishtwar-Dacchan road.

Mr. Saroori also visited District Hospital Kishtwar and has directed the doctors and para-medicos to provide best possible treatment to injured of Dacchan and Thallaran Chatroo ones. He stressed upon the district administration to streamline the Traffic management in the district. He also asked the District Development Commissioner to enforce traffic regulation norms adding that screening test about proficiency skill of drivers and vehicle efficacy running on various roads in the district should be ensured at all cost.

He asked the district administration to initiate verification of driving licenses of drivers forthwith and take stern action against erring persons.

Mr. Saroori also urged GREF, JKPCC, PMGSY and R&B departments to erect crash barriers on all vulnerable sites in the twin districts of Chenab Valley (Kishtwar and Doda) and widening of narrow portions/zigs in the area.

He also urged to cheek overloading in buses, Sumo operationalzing the Disaster Management at district level, phasing out of outdated passenger vehicles and induction of additional SRTC buses in districts.

Mr. Saroori has also condole the sad demise of Abdul Rashid Khan who died due electric shock at his ancestor village Kuchal, Chatroo beside death of Shamas Din Mir retired Accountant RDD from Batola Khara and Bashir Ahmed Mughal from Dhandal Patnazi

MLA Saroori, Asgar Khangi, Mohd Iqbal Keen, Altaf Malik, Ghulam Qadir Sheikh, Ghulam Haider Wani (Company), Mohd Ibrahim Sheikh, Mushtaq Ahmed Hap, Mahinder Singh Parihar, Ravi Kumar and others has expressed their sympathy and solidarity with them and prayed to the Almighty Allah for eternal peace to the departed souls. They have also prayed to Almighty Allah to give strength to the family members of the deceased to bear irreparable loss.