Congress MP demands the recall of Governor

The Congress party Member of the Parliament from Jammu, Madan Lal Sharma, on Thursday advised the Union government to appoint Karan Singh as the chairman of the reconstituted Shri Amarnath Shrine Board and hand over the land to the board to salvage the situation.
Sharma alleged that since the two Congress MPs from Jammu region, himself and Lal Singh, were vocal about their demands, they were not invited for the all-party meeting.
“Jammu was not represented in the all-party meeting which was called to evolve ways to manage the situation there. The National Conference was, however, allowed to bring in three of its party representatives from Kashmir besides Farooq Abdullah,” Sharma said.
Sharma believes the party is still playing into the hands of Kashmir-centric politicians who are the root cause of the problem. What is being witnessed on the streets of Jammu is the outburst of years of pent up anger of the people of the region. Both Jammu and Ladakh have been treated as poor cousins of Kashmir.

BJP announces three day agitation from 11 Aug

The BJP core committee on Thursday decided to go ahead with a three-day agitation on the Amarnath land transfer issue beginning August 11. The party has made it clear they would settle for nothing less than re-allotment of land to the Amarnath Shrine Board.
On the other hand, PDP and National Conference are still opposing the demands for restoration of land and recall of governor N N Vohra.
Governor Vohra had appointed a four-member committee on Wednesday night to hold talks with Shri Amarnath Sangarsh Samiti (SASS), spearheading the agitation in Jammu.
However, the Samiti had spurned the offer of Governor for direct talks and visit to the alternative camp site.
The situation in both, Jammu and Srinagar is getting from bad to worse. Kashmiri traders on Wednesday threatend to snap all trade ties with their counterparts in Jammu.
On Wednesday, eight out of the ten members of the Amarnath Shrine Board resigned to help in reconstitution of the Board.

Vohra will not be recalled

The Union Government refused to recall the Jammu and Kashmir Governor, N N Vohra, the loyal Congress man. His recall is being demanded by the Hindus whereas the Muslims in the valley want him to stay.