NC to complain to Guv on bank employees attending PDP meeting

National Conference (NC) today said it would lodge a complaint with Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra against some government and public sector bank employees for allegedly participating in political meetings of ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
"The trend of bureaucrats, government officers and J-K bank employees openly participating in political meetings of a particular political party is not only improper but also violating the principles of neutrality and objectivity that government and public sector enterprise employees are governed by," NC spokesman Junaid Mattu said here.
Taking a serious note of Director Education, Kashmir, Shah Faesal's participation at a meeting of PDP in Gupkar recently, the NC said it would register a formal complaint with the Governor on Monday to seek action against the participation of government officers in the political events.

"We have nothing against Faesal and respect him and his achievements and that is why his participation in a political meeting at PDP president's residence is even more disappointing," the NC spokesman said.
"If the PDP has to interact with businessmen and entrepreneurs and advocate its ideology and vision, why should the Director Education be present?
"This not only falls in the realm of impropriety but also calls into question his neutrality and objectivity in discharging his professional duties," he added.

Mattu said in the absence of a chief minister or the council of ministers as the state is under the Governor's rule, the officers were not obliged to attend such political meetings.

Noting that the participation happened on a working day, in working hours, he said "it was a greater disappointment as it indicates misplaced priorities of a public servant".
NC would also register a complaint with the Governor over the "brazen political activities" of Saadat Hussain, a J-K Bank employee on a special deputation to the former Chief Minister's grievance cell, who also attended the meeting at the PDP president's residence.
Referring to the implementation of "anti-poor and
anti-people National Food Security Act", the CWC took note of "massive protests by people" across the state against it and asked the Centre and the state government to take note of it.

"The contradictory and confusing stand taken by the coalition government in this regard created confusion in minds of the people, which led to massive protests against NFSA," the resolution said, claiming that the Act has caused hardships and suffering to people across the state.
The CWC sought immediate rollback of the NFSA and sought provision of ration to card holders on old schedule of 35 kilograms on the Census of 2011.
The National Conference Central Working Committee also expressed concern "over the plight of 2014 flood victims and the lackadaisical attitude of both the Centre and the state Government in providing relief to them".

"Notwithstanding Rs 44,000 crore package recommended by the previous government, only a trickle has come for the sufferers," the National Conference noted while urging the Centre to resolve the issue on immediate basis by way of rehabilitating the sufferers.
In another resolution, the party expressed its deep sorrow over the demise of former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed.