INTERVIEW (22 NOV 2020)

 

MEETING WITH UNION MINISTER OF STATE FOR HOME AFFAIRS

(February 16, 2020) I had a meeting at New Delhi with Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Shri G Kisan Reddy. The meeting was held at North Block today. Issues related to the J&K Waqf were discussed in detail. I presented a road-map to the Minister for re-structuring and streamlining of the J&K Waqf Board and apprised  Mr Reddy of the misuse of Waqf assets, properties and resources in J&K for the past seventy years by the ruling political dispensations for their political gains only. I requested the Minister to take concrete steps for the reform of the ailing J&K Waqf Board.

In addition to this an elaborate discussion on strengthening of the sufi & spiritual traditions of J&K by promoting the organisations and individuals associated with the sufi thought in J&K for recreating a peaceful & inclusive social structure in the trouble-hit union territory was held during the meeting.  

MEETING WITH UNION MINISTER OF STATE FOR HOME AFFAIRS

20 Dec 2019/ Met Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Shri G Kisan Reddy at New Delhi and discussed the law and order situation of J&K with the Minister and presented a Memorandum to him regarding the union territory of J&K. I presented a proposal to Shri Reddy regarding the initiation of special job packages for the youth of J&K so that the miseries of the educated youth are taken care of and also requested the Minister to take up special tourism revival programmes for the UT as the industry has got a very severe set-back due to the situation in valley of Kashmir. Minister Shri G. Kisan Reddy appreciated my concern about the welfare of the people of J&K. He assured me that Union Government will take all necessary steps to address to the problems of the UT and start bigger economic activity in J&K soon.