Johnson & Johnson politicians have questioned Home Minister Amit Shah’s return to statehood once normalcy returns, and sought a definition of “normal”.
Shah said Saturday while virtually launching Johnson & Johnson’s Regional Good Governance Index that state status will be returned once things return to normal.
“The demarcation has started and elections will be held soon. I have assured in the Lok Sabha that once the situation in Jammu and Kashmir returns to normal, the state will be returned to J&J.”
Mainstream politicians, however, criticized Shah’s statement on the J&J Index of Normality and Good Governance. “After completely intimidating the people of J&K into keeping them silent to create a false narrative of normalcy, it is paradoxical for the GOI to admit that things are still not normal. Also proof that silence should not be misinterpreted as normal,” PDP chairman Mehbooba Mufti tweeted. . People’s Congress president Sajjad Lone sought a definition of normality from the interior minister. “But who defines normalcy. Can we really use normality as an excuse to come to power in a federal structure? Whatever the definition of normality the federal government may create, every day of statelessness is an affront to federalism and the people of Johnson & Johnson ,” Sajjad Lone tweeted.
Mohammad Yusuf Tarigami, Secretary General of CPI and Alliance of the People’s Gupkar Declaration, said one of the fundamental principles of good governance is participation and representation, and the people of J&K continue to be “denied” of this right. “The publication of such indices is intended to help governments make informed choices in optics. However, the reality of dilapidated roads, unstable electricity supply, lack of access to potable water and massive unemployment, social unrest is reflecting contrasting A sight,” Tarigami tweeted.
“The number of political prisoners detained inside and outside Johnson & Johnson prisons is sick under the harsh laws. Families are finding it difficult to meet them due to poverty and Covid restrictions. The government continues to be insensitive,” he said.
Earlier, Shah said at the launch, “I would like to congratulate all residents of Jammu and Kashmir for launching the Regional Good Governance Index. This is a big day not only for Johnson & Johnson but for India as a whole.”
Shah said the index’s start in Jammu and Kashmir will slowly expand to all other states and a race for good governance will begin in every region of the country. He said the index would greatly benefit residents of Jammu and Kashmir as it would work on improving district mechanisms, making districts results-oriented and improving their delivery mechanisms.
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