Activists Demand Immediate Arrest of Criminal Parliamentarians

Activists Demand Immediate Arrest of Criminal  Parliamentarians

 

Jammu, 13/Feb/2014: Social activists and legal professionals from Jammu and Kashmir have demanded immediate arrest of all members of parliament indulged in  criminal act and creating ruckus in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday during tabling of bill related to  creation of Telangana State (bifurcation of Andhra Pardesh). In a joint statement issued by RTI Activists including  Raman Sharma, Deepak Sharma,  Harasis Singh, advocate Dewaker Sharma and Vilakshan Singh have said  “Today is the saddest day of democracy, these criminal MP’ have not only derogated the serenity and resplendence  of the august house but have also molested the democratic principles established by the constitution”.  

The statement reads as  “We the people of this peaceful nation cannot tolerate such criminals and their shameful act who claim to be addressed as honourables. They  have turned our Parliament into a wrestling arena.”

“ The criminal MPs’ who brought knives, Pepper Sprays and other hazardous material in the house should be expelled from their Lok Sabha membership and stripped of all privileges and facilities .  President Pranab Mukherjee being the custodian of the constitution should sent a tough message to all the hooligan politicians who do not believe in the constitutional processes but take law into their hand not only on streets but also in the Parliament, the activists demanded.                   

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published in Journeyline, northlines and others on 14/Feb/14

1938 units of blood went drain in GMC and SMGS hospital in 3 years

 Jammu, 12/Feb/2014: In a shocking reply to the RTI filed by RTI activist Deepak Sharma, the Government Medical College and Hospital reveled that a total of 1140 blood units were wasted in GMC Jammu in 3 years and 796 blood units wasted in SMGS hospital during the same period making a total waste of 1938 blood units in two premier Government hospitals of the city.

Sharing details, Deepak said that many times it is seen that people face many hardship for arranging blood for their patients as most of the time they are denied blood from the blood banks of hospitals and are asked to arrange blood for the patients at their own. Whereas citizens and volunteers throng blood donation camps and willingly part with their own blood with the noble intention of saving lives of others. To find the utilization of blood and functioning of blood banks in the hospitals he filed the RTI.

The Government Medical College and Hospital, Jammu in reply to the RTI divulged that 183 units of blood discarded in the year 2011, jumping to the discard of 536 units of blood  in 2012 and 421 units of blood discarded in 2013 in GMC. Whereas in SMGS hospital 235 units of blood discarded in 2011, 247 units discarded in 2012 and which rose to 316 units of discarded blood in 2013. The figures speaks volume of the wastage of the blood, which normally expires in 35 days from the date of its collection.   It is also submitted that blood components which are prepared from a unit of whole blood and includes Red Blood cells, platelets and fresh frozen plasma are not prepared in GMC, as the hospital do not have the permission to prepare the components of blood due to paucity of machines and space. Also around 500 units of blood is given to other private hospitals and nursing homes of the state.  Furthermore the SMGS hospital is waiting from the last 1 year to get its blood bank license renewed which expired in December 2012.

One of the major reasons for the blood wastage has been the absence of maintaining the temperature of blood units during its shifting from the blood bank to the recipient department or on receiving it back at the blood bank owing to its non utilization. 

“There seems to be a lack of proper storage, handling facilities and qualified technicians at the hospital behind such a huge waste of precious blood and many of such units are  destroyed by the blood bank because they had crossed the expiry date which could have been given to those in need of blood. “ said the activist. To save the blood from wastage the activist has appealed the Government to device a mechanism to inter connect all the blood banks of hospitals in the state where availability  of blood units of various groups is updated regularly, so that those in need of blood can contact the respective blood bank and blood is used before its expiry .  The activist also appealed to the government to conduct regular audit of blood banks to minimize the blood wastage.

Declaring JK Bank as Public Authority: Chief Justice transfers JK Bank case on SIC

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Feb 8: Chief Justice of State High Court, Justice M M Kumar has transferred from Srinagar Wing to Jammu the petition filed by J&K Bank challenging the order of Full Bench of State Information Commission whereby the bank was declared as “Public Authority”.
After hearing the both the sides, Chief Justice observed, “the petition should have been filed in the Jammu Wing of the High Court as the decision challenged in the writ petition has been passed at Jammu and out of nine complainants, seven are permanent residents of Jammu province”.
“As the Bank has its established office at Jammu also, no inconvenience would be caused to the Bank to prosecute its case at Jammu. On the other hand, the applicant and others could not be asked to defend their case at Srinagar for the sole reason that Bank has its head office at Srinagar”, the Chief Justice said and directed for transfer of OWP No. 616/2012 titled as J&KBank Limited Versus J&K State Information Commission and Others pending in the Srinagar Wing to the Jammu Wing of the High Court. Registrar (Judicial) Srinagar Wing was directed to send the file to Jammu Wing for listing the same as per roster in Jammu Wing.

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Published in Daily excelsior, JK News Point and other daily newspaper on 9th/Feb/2014.



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CJ transferred petition filed by J&K Bank

Newspoint Bureau

Jammu Tawi, February 8 Chief Justice of State High Court MM Kumar has transferred the petition filed by J&K Bank challenging the order of Full Bench of SIC whereby SIC declares J&K Bank as "Public Authority" from Srinagar Wing to Jammu Wing. This directions has been passed in a transfer petition filed by Vilakshan Singh seeking transfer of petition (titled as J&K Bank Limited v. J&K State Information Commission and ors from Srinagar Wing of the High Court to the Jammu Wing of the Court. Chief Justice MM Kumar of State High Court after considering the both the sides observed that petition should have been filed in the Jammu Wing of the High Court as the decision challenged in the writ petition has been passed at Jammu and out of nine complainants, seven are permanent residents of Jammu province. As the Bank has its established office at Jammu also, no inconvenience would be caused to the Bank to prosecute its case at Jammu. On the other hand, the applicant and others could not be asked to defend their case at Srinagar for the sole reason that Bank has its head office at Srinagar and further observed that this petition succeeds. OWP no. 616/2012 titled as J&K Bank Limited v. J&K State Information Commission and others pending in the Srinagar Wing is directed to be transferred to the Jammu Wing of the High Court. Registrar (Judicial) Srinagar Wing is directed to send the file to Jammu Wing for listing the same as per roster in Jammu Wing. JNF

Police defy GAD circular, complaint lodged with CM

POLICE USING WORD  'DARBAR' Early Times

2/4/2014 10:20:35 PM

Sumit Sharma JAMMU, Feb 4: Humiliating the General Administration Department (GAD), the Jammu and Kashmir Police defied its circular with impunity and impetuosity, compelling an RTI activist to lodge a complaint against 'Khakhi' with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in this regard . The, State General Administration department, (GAD) issued a circular vide no 32-GAD of 2012 dated 15/10/2013 where clear directions were given to the officers and Ministers to stop using objectionable word 'Darbar' which sounds and reminds the era of monarchy and which is against the ethos and principles of democracy which are the essential components of the constitution of the country and even of the State. The GAD officially declared the word 'Public Darbar' as "Public Grievances Camp" and the circular of the GAD have made a lot of impact on all civil departments and ministries, except police department where the senior officers of the police like DGP, ADGP, IGP, DIG's, SSPs and SP ranked officer are blatantly using this word for their meeting with their subordinates and Jawans and even for public meetings. The phrases like 'DGP Darbar', 'SSP Darbar' are regularly used by the state police department in their press notes through State Information and Publicity department. In the complaint lodged to Chief Minister, the RTI activist Raman has urged upon him to give directions to the State Police Department to honor the feelings of the people, honor the GAD circular no 32 of 2012 and stop using this objectionable word. Pertinently, the State Government replaced the word "Darbar" in all official communications of the Government. Jammu and Kashmir General Administration formally issued an order in this regard vide circular no. 32/GAD dated 15/Oct/2012 where it has impressed upon all the Government Functionaries, Divisional and District Administration to ensure that the words "Public Grievances Camp" are used in all relevant communications. This development came in the wake of an appeal cum objection filed by Jammu based RTI activist Raman Sharma, where he had urged the Chief Minister to issue a direction to the Government departments not to use word "Public Darbar" for official meetings of the Ministers and the officer, according to the complainant it was against the values and principles of democratic establishment of equality. In his appeal through Chief Minister Grievance Cell vide no. 32045 dated 19/May/2012, Raman demanded a direction for everyone right from Ministers to junior level officers to avoid words like "Darbar" in official press notes and communications Published in Early Times on 05/02/2014 : http://www.earlytimes.in/newsdet.aspx?q=121983

SVO Prefers Silence on probe Against JKPCC

Despite CM Secretariat’s  Direction and 3 Reminders

SVO Prefers Silence on probe Against JKPCC

Jammu, 01/Feb/2014: The Jammu and Kashmir State Vigilance Organization is keeping a mum over the probe ordered by none other than the Chief Minister’s Secretariat  against the JKPCC, Jammu and Kashmir Projects Construction Corporation Limited, a government owned company. The Chief Minister’s grievance cell (jkgrievance.nic.in) on 18/12/2013 had forwarded a complaint against the JKPCC to the State Vigilance Organization and then after also sent at least 3 reminders      ( reminders dated 30/12/2013, 06/01/2014 and 20/01/2014) to the State Vigilance department requesting early disposal of the complaint but all fell on deaf ear and the organization did not even bother to acknowledge the receipt of the complaint.

Earlier on 13/Dec/2013  complainant Raman Sharma had submitted  a written complaint to the Chief Minister through grievance cell wherein  his plea  he had submitted that the JKPCC  has flouted the directions of the Chief Minister and had purchased three luxurious vehicles and despite having 25 vehicles of its own also hired 6 private vehicles without inviting any tenders and have made a payment of Rs. 4,88,000.

In the complaint (vide no 45049) it is being submitted  the Chief Minister  while being officiating as Chairman of JKPCC in 2010, in 85th meeting of Board of Directors had directed the corporation to emphasize the need of capacity building to make it more profit earning and job providing organization and  lay stress on making transparency benchmark of functioning in the Corporation and vetting of the proposals involving financial implications and administrative matters by the Finance and Budget Committees of the Corporation for the final consideration of the Board.

In the meeting the chief minister had also directed for putting moratorium on purchase of high cost vehicles for next five years (till 2015 ). It was also directed to the corporation that the vehicles required for field workers should be given preference over the high cost luxury ones and the proposal for purchase of vehicles should be got approved not only by the Chairman (Minister in charge) of JKPCC but also by the Chief Minister. But flouting all the directive of the Chief Minister, the corporation has recently purchased three SUVs Renault Dusters and it has also drained an amount of Rs. 75,42804 as fuel charges. The complainant had further alleged.

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