STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: The AIIMS Coordination Committee has decided to stage hunger strike from next week to press for an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Jammu and will Gherao the Ministers and MLAs’ houses.
“We shall go to any extent for the honour and dignity of people of Jammu which may include chain hunger strike next week, Dharnas in front of Ministers and MLAs’ houses as well as their Gherao and if necessary Jammu province will go for an indefinite shutdown as has been done before so that the genuine and logical demands of the people of Jammu meet justice,” said Chairman of the committee, Advocate Abhinav Sharma, in a meeting held here on Saturday.
Advocate Abhinav announced that district level committees be made as a part of ongoing agitation and designated Narayan Singh, President Shri Amar Kshatriya Rajput Sabha as incharge district Kathua, Advocate B.S Salathia, former President High Court Bar Association for district Rajouri, Prof. Hari Om, senior BJP leader for district Poonch, M.S Katoch, Working President Jammu Provincial Peoples Forum for Udhampur district.
“The Chamber of Commerce and Industry shall be the incharge of convening meetings with all districts traders associations at the same time,” he added.
He also announced a Finance Management committee to arrange funds comprising K.B Jandial (retd.) IAS officer and former member J and K Public Service Commission, Judge Pavitar Singh, (retd) District and Sessions Judge and Sham Lal Langer, Senior Vice President, Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The meeting was also attended by President CCI, Rakesh Gupta, Senior Vice President CCI, Sham Lal Langer, Junior Vice President CCI, Deepak Aggarwal, Secretary General CCI Arun Gupta, Secretary CCI Rahul Mahajan and Zorawar Singh, Secretary General Press Club Jammu besides by all the constituents representing different Trades, Industry, Civil Society, Intellectuals and Social Organizations.
Committee members also observed two minutes silence to condole the demise of Jagjeet Singh at Gadigarh.
