JAMMU: Expressing serious concern on the rigid attitude of State Government for continuing imposing of toll tax on goods at Lakhanpur which resulted into steep hike in the prices of essential commodities and is a burden on the consumers of the State, Jammu Province Peoples’ Forum (JPPF) strongly opposed this double taxation and decide to fight tooth and nail against this injustice.
Scores of JPPF members led by its President Pavitter Singh Bhardwaj assembled near Maharaja Hari Singh Park on Tawi Bridge and raised anti-government slogans.
Alleging that it is also contrary to the very spirit of government slogan ‘One Nation One Tax’, Pavitter further warned if State Government does not reconsider its decision of toll tax on goods at Lakhanpur, a decisive struggle will be launched by JPPF as it has already agitated on this double taxation on many occasions but no positive response has come so far and the government is maintaining a criminal silence on this sensitive issue.
JPPF also condemned the move of State Government of imposition of Kashmiri language on Jammuites.
“Recently State Government sanctioned 49 posts of Assistant Professors of Kashmiri language for posting in 47 degree colleges of Jammu province and these posts are out of 74 posts converted from other languages in spite of widespread and stiff opposition and criticism by almost all social organisations of Jammu province,” he said adding that the ruling coalition is adamant in its agenda of changing culture of Jammu by imposing Kashmiri language in Jammu province.
JPPF warned the State Government to immediately revoke this controversial order.
JPPF cautioned people of Jammu to be aware of such nefarious designs of this misleading government.
He also alleged discrimination by J and K Public Service Commission with Jammu province by selecting only two Munsiffs out of 12.
JPPF reiterated its earlier demand for separate PSC for Jammu province so that justice can be met with Jammu youth. JPPF also called upon the State Government to immediately complete the ongoing developmental projects in Jammu province especially tourism related projects.
M.S Katoch Working President JPPF, Narayan Singh President J and K Amar Khashtriya Rajput Sabha, Inderjeet Khajuria, Ch. Kamal Singh, Rajinder Gupta, Avinash Bhatia, Amrit Magotra, M.L Sharma, Rajesh Thakur, Pritam Sharma, Pawan Gupta, Rajeev Mahajan, Prof. O.P Sharma, R.L Wali, Vijay Gupta, P.C Sharma, R.S Jamwal, Krishan Singh, P.S Slathia, Sunita Sharma, Kamla Sharma, Surinder Vir, Kuldip Sharma, Preety Choudhary, Jyoti Sharma, Shashi Sharma, B.K. Sawhney, Capt. Rashpal Singh and Devinder Singh Slathia participated in the protest.