JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Police is all set to start special drive in Rajiv Nagar, Narwal to curb the crime. Health Department assured Health Center.
This was announced today by the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Danish Rana (IPS) while addressing the slums dwellers at Rajiv Nagar, Narwal in a one day workshop on Rights and Duties of Non-State Subjects organized by Voice for Rights an NGO working for the protection of Human Rights in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
Understanding the sensitivity of the issue and promising to be there with the slum inhabitants, Mr. Rana advised the people to focus on imparting education to their children to get rid of poverty. He also advised them not to indulge in criminal activities and work for their own upliftment. Mr. Rana congratulated the NGO for taking initiative to start work in the area which though is the part of the city but the most neglected one. He extended all sort of support from the Department in mitigating the problems being faced by the slum dwellers in Rajiv Nagar.
Appraising the IGP and district administration about the problems being faced by the slum dwellers, Mrs. Advocate Deepika Singh Rajawat, Chairperson, Voice for Rights sought his support in working for the rehabilitation of the slum dwellers of Rajiv Nagar who are the most politically victimized people. While delivering the welcome speech, she requested the local inhabitants/slum dwellers to say loud no to the people who come to them for fulfilling their ill-motives.
While presenting a paper on Rights and Duties of Non-State Subjects, the known Advocate of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Mr. Advocate Aseem Sawhney created awareness among the slum inhabitants about their rights and duties. “State subject is not the bar to the success. It can be achieved even without having it”, he apprised them of.
Mr. Sawhney who is an Advocate, Activist also focused on education of girl child and assured the inhabitants of legal help from his side. While explaining them their rights and duties being non-state subjects, Sawhney told the people present in the workshop that with exercise of their rights, its becomes their responsibility to perform their duties also and live peacefully in the State.
He said, “Judiciary is there to get them justice irrespective of their being non-state subjects if their rights are violated”. He assured his support to the slum dwellers in approaching the Hon’ble High for getting their ration cards regularized as the same were issued to them few years back and now has been withdrawn. Head of the Department, Social Work, Central University, Jammu Prof. Ghandi Doss with Assistant Professor Mohd. Uzair also extended support from the Department of Social Work in conducting a survey with Voice for Rights, NGO in addressing their basic problems.
Dr. J.P Singh Deputy CMO and Dr, Sushma Matto, District Immunization officer who represented Health Department, Jammu advised the people to initiate cleanness drive in to keep the diseases at bay. Hearing the participants at length, Dr. J.P Singh assured to take up their demand to open a health center in Rajiv Nagar with the higher authorities as soon as possible.
Mr. Kewal Koushal, Journalist who is also the Trustee, Voice for Rights requested the media to highlight the problems being faced by the slum inhabitants. He suggested linking the Department of Labor with the area to curb the child labor. He also expressed need for opening government schools in the area for imparting free education to the children.
Vote of thanks was presented by Advocate Shahzad Mir, Assistant Manager, and Voice for Rights. He along with Advocate Uzar Sheikh and Subha Zutshi wowed to work for the rehabilitation of the area while apprising the participants about the future plans of the NGO, Voice for Rights for the area. The workshop was supported by a team of slum dwellers headed by Pudina Ram.