‘Ikk Jutt Jammu Party viable alternative to BJP in the ensuing elections’

By Mohd Irfan

 Editor The Hidden News Avinash Azad has a detailed interview with Ikk Jutt Party Chairman Advocate Ankur Sharma on different aspects, especially in regard to the latest demolition drive carried out by the government for which the government came under fire from different quarters for being selective.

Avinash Azad: On being asked as to what our viewpoint is regarding the recent demolition drive carried out by the government?

Adv Ankur Sharma: Said this was the old demand to retrieve state land from the encroachers adding, as already our Hon’ble HC in the month of October 2018 has ordered for retrieved the land from the land grabbers but to dilly-dallying tactics, on the part of the government the anti-encroachment drive couldn’t able to conduct in a time bound manner. In compliance with the court directions government then passed an order directing the DCs to remove the encroachments till 31st January 2023 but now the period has been extended. It is a welcome step that the government has conducted the drive which would go a long way in retrieving the land from the encroachers.

Elaborating further rather he dwelt upon, Encroachments that take place on riverbeds, water bodies, etc, and bonafide some are prospective owners meaning thereby that they are owners but their names are not being reflected in the revenue records due to the revenue officers’ malpractices. Even some of the aggrieved and dejected could not able to knock on the door of courts for the reason of litigation expenses to be incurred for which these aggrieved ones don’t possess adequate money in their kitty. Government can under the Agrarian reforms act under section 3 N vested with the powers to grant ownership rights to the owners of the land with a stroke of the pen which is possible under LB -6 read with 432 and the government order of 1971 in which CM guidelines are framed. Forest encroachers, river beds tawi, etc are captured by the EX CMs, and their names are already in the public domain land should retrieve from them. Out of the 1.25 cr population very less amount of the population who have grabbed the state land.

Avinash Azad: Even in the midst of the ongoing demolition drive government should clarify in regards to the drive that the drive is not selective as it has become the talk of the town that the drive is selective and even protests staged by the aggrieved ones and even stone pelting also occurred. So, why not the government passed a written order mentioned there in small fries having 5 to 15 Marlas will not be touched?

Adv Ankur Sharma: vehemently replied to the query in the eyes of the government no particular community being the encroachers adding, for them encroachers are encroachers by citing an example those ones who have bonafide residential houses and they built on state land and they are entitled under some law while acquiring ownerships as the majority are from them. Whether they are rich or poor law will devolve upon those who respect the law but those ones who grabbed 200 to 400 kanals of the land in which  10 marlas of land value of the land is 10 lakh per marlas in Sainik colony but in their vicinity value of the land is 2.5 lakh per marlas as such you can’t keep underprivileged quota. They might have been cheated. No holds barred government should conduct inquiry whether it is 5 marlas, 10 Marlas, or 15 Marlas of the land so that message goes loud and clear that the motto of the government is transparency and accountability rather people should remember that greed makes them suffer as they buy the land of 10 lahks for Rs 2 lacs marlas for the reason fard not been sliced. To stop all this government should execute this.

Avinash Azad: It has been seen that this drive is possible only due to your untiring efforts of yours.

Adv. Ankur Sharma: No, it’s the United efforts of all rather if any issue is taken interest it will yield positive results and sane has happened. Every citizen shall ensure to get stand United as it’s a process and we want that even state land should also be retrieved from the concerned Ministers along with the encroachments on the river beds which we say ultimately is a good move on the part of the government rather I am optimistic and this drive shall continue unless land retrieved from all the encroachers as it affected the fragile environment.

Avinash Azad: When Rahul Gandhi conducted the Bharat Jodo Yatra and you have taken out Sankalp Yatra too to make Jammu a separate state. How many good responses you have gotten in this Yatra and how many people participated in the same?

Adv. Ankur Sharma: Said that Yatra is still in progress as on every Saturday and Sunday that is on 11th Feb at Panthal katra program organized and on 12th Feb at Satwari Chowk adding, in order to make Jammu separate state that our Yatra still continue and we send our teams who work out our different schedules of Yatra, and we will cover all the ten districts of the province in the days to come as we ensure that within 2 to 4 months our task to be completed.

Avinash Azad: Tell me as the IkkJutt Jammu expanded its policies to the different districts but the perception amongst the people is that like BJP this Ikk Jutt Jammu too has the Hindutva ideology and even people said Ikk Jutt tried to cut short the votes of the BJP. Now enlightened me as to why the people vote for IkkJutt. What is the difference between BJP and Ikk Jutt?

Adv. Ankur Sharma: As there is a lot of difference between Kathni and Karni (Words and deeds) as BJP is working on the Hindutva ideology but on the other side it is denying the minority rights in order to appease the community, Islamic Jehad, unleashing of terrorism, etc. There is not much difference of the BJP amongst the NC, PDP, and Congress in respect of the genocide of the community for which the IkkJutt is fighting tooth and nail.

Avinash Azad: BJP electoral polls demands were abrogation of article 370 and that of construction of Ram Mandir and both of their demands have been fulfilled. What shortfalls did you witness in the working of the BJP?

Adv. Ankur Sharma: Not only two issues to be relied upon as that of Hindutva I have counted but there are other relevant issues to which this BJP not addressing the same for their vested interest. Going down memory lane, he said that BJP, when entered into the alliance with the PDP article 370 and the contentious issue of Ram Mandir, was the core issue but remember that IkkJutt party was the party that organized several programmes in the length and breadth of the state for the abrogation of article 370 and even went to SC in this regard rather it’s the parliament who have to abrogate the article 370. As due to article 370 there is an obstruction for outsiders to buying property in Jammu. The Government introduced the Domicile in which 15 years period has been mentioned as mandatory for seeking the Domicile. Even it also made mandatory that the agriculturist certificate be issued by the Tehsildar which looks system prevailed of pre-370.BJP tried to win over the Judiciary also as if they dictated the order of Ram Mandir which is really reprehensible. The judiciary needs to see all this. Even under the land acquisition act government can of its own construct the Ram Mandir there was no need for the interference of the court, BJP did not do so there are glaring discrepancies in the working of the BJP. There are several issues where NC, PDP, and congress stand on the same footing as the BJP while referring to the Sachar committee (Hindutva Committee) where free coaching of competitive exams is being given to the community. Documents made by the congress were not implemented by the BJP rather all this can see on the website of the government.

Avinash Azad: As you said about domicile and even people mentioned that the criteria fixed by the government that if the Tehsildar failed to issue the domicile within a period of 15 days then the Tehsildar will be taken to task and even it has also been heard that incompetent also get the domicile certificates?

Adv. Ankur Sharma: if somebody gets the domicile certificates then the government has to certify reasons for the same additionally, rather government has issued the domicile to the deserving ones after fulfilling the requisite criteria.

Avinash Azad: It has been said that outside laborers who are working here in Jammu and Kashmir from them no requisite documents sought.

Adv. Ankur Sharma: I don’t think that the documents not sought to add, if someone has any doubt they should file the RTI in this regard and it will become crystal clear about this controversy.

Avinash Azad: As Ikk Jutt party recognized by the Election Commission of India. So tell what are your Manifestos?

Adv. Ankur Sharma: said Ikk Jutt party gets overwhelming support from the masses on the grassroots level. Ikk Jutt party across the country is known which can be substantiated even in all the ten districts as we conducted public outreach programme also as people are interested to participate in the same. Even the BJP chief said that we do not have Bhagwan rather Hindutva is incomplete without Muslims.