Peace, Prosperity & Progress: LG Manoj Sinha on Kashmir’s Transformation

Peace, Prosperity & Progress: LG Manoj Sinha on Kashmir’s Transformation Peace, prosperity and development were our priority, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir Shri Manoj Sinha speaks out on the present scenario in Kashmir. Today, I can say that peace has been established to a large extent. The Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections were conducted in a peaceful atmosphere. A number of suspicions were being raised. But there was no complaint of rigging, no repoll was done. Forget about guns, not even a pebble was thrown, LG stated. The highest voter turnout in the last thirty-five years was in remote areas and there were long quesues for voting. The elders, youngsters, youth and women there together celebrated the festival of democracy and with enthusiasm established the elected government. If I talk about terrorism, broadly speaking, none of the organisations whose names you know have any big commanders left now. Local recruitment has reached its lowest level in thirty-five years. If I talk about civilian killings and killings of armed forces, these have also declined to a great extent. Stone pelting, bandh at the behest of the neighbouring country, all these are now things of the past. Just like business, transport, school, college are running smoothly in other areas or states, it is also going on normally in Jammu & Kashmir. After thirty-five years, cinema has started, film shooting has also begun and Muharram procession was also taken out, pointed out the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha.