NC rebuts govt 's claim on Sainik colony,cites official records

Opposition NC today rebutted Jammu and Kashmir government's assertion that no land has been allotted for Sainik colony in the state, claiming there is "unambiguous proof" in official records and wondered if it was an effort to cover up PDP's tacit understanding with its partner BJP on the sensitive issue.
"There is unambiguous proof that successive PDP-BJP governments headed by Late Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and (now) Mehbooba Mufti were involved in the process of allocating hundreds of kanals of land for the proposed Sainik Colony in Srinagar," National Conference spokesperson Junaid Mattu said.
He said official documents "prove it beyond any reasonable doubt" that the process of identification of land for such colony, from the initial allocation of 173 kanals (about nine hectares) to the subsequent 350 kanals (about 18 hectares), was initiated twice in 2015 and 2016.

"Late Mufti Mohammad Sayeed took oath of office on March 1 in 2015. The very next month, the Divisional Commissioner (Kashmir) in a letter on April 10 agreed in principle to provide 173 kanals of land for the proposed 'Sainik Colony' in Srinagar and Budgam districts. This is not a matter of speculation or hypothesis, it is a matter of official record," the NC Spokesperson said.
The PDP-BJP government yesterday asserted that it has not allotted any land for establishing Sainik colony housing project for ex-servicemen in the Valley and slammed such claims saying they were "highly motivated" and "aimed at disturbing peace".