Does Jammu matter at all for BJP?
Harsh Dev Singh
Re-organization of J&K effected on August 5, 2019 saw the division of the J&K State into two Union Territories. While Ladakh was conferred an autonomous status, Jammu was again clubbed with Kashmir. The decision came as completely unexpected. Like a bolt from the blue. For J&K was the oldest Dogra State conceptualized and created by Maharaja Gulab Singh. In fact the only Dogra State in the country. The people of Jammu though unnerved by the decision yet were made to reconcile. More so through persuasion and also to some extent coercion, rather than conviction. With regard to many others, their nationalist sentiment was invoked. It was said that it was necessary in public interest and that prevalent Kashmir situation warranted such a step to be taken in national interest. A ploy, an overriding mantra that has often been used to consecrate any opportunist or political maneuvering by the BJP. It was most vociferously assured that Jammu
In less than four years of reconstruction and rebuilding, the agri co-operative Nafed created history by announcing 20 per cent dividends at its 63rd Annual General Meeting held at NCUI headquarters in Delhi on Wednesday.
Nafed shareholders, who were a depressed lot till yesterday were in for a pleasant shock when Chairman Bijender Singh announced the good news in his own inimitable style. Cheering him on were all the Board Directors on the dais and led by senior co-operator Chandra Pal Singh.
Thanking the delegates for braving Corona scare to participate in the AGM, Bijender Singh said “NAFED has been generating profits for the last three years now accumulating to Rs.670 crore, which is a remarkable achievement which was possible with support from all concerned and various new initiatives taken by NAFED during these years.”