CM Omar Abdullah said, ‘Our government will start the practice of Darbar Move, it was mentioned in the manifesto’

Jammu Kashmir News: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Wednesday that the uniqueness of Jammu will not be allowed to be diminished and his government will not allow the ‘Darbar Move’ Will restore the practice of. ‘Darbar Move’ There is an old practice under which the Civil Secretariat and other government offices functioned for six months each in Srinagar and Jammu during summer and winter respectively.

This practice, which was started by the Dogra rulers about 150 years ago, was banned by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha in June, 2021. To stop this practice, a complete change in the e-office of the administration was cited, which can save Rs 200 crore every year. This decision, however, was sharply criticized by various sections including the business community and politicians of Jammu.

Abdullah said, ‘‘Darbar Move is such an issue about which I am not able to understand why it was not raised during the campaign for the assembly elections. This issue gained momentum only after the election results, although we had mentioned it in our manifesto and meetings.’’

After chairing a more than three-hour meeting with representatives of civil organizations at his official residence here, he told reporters, ‘‘We assure you that ‘Darbar Move’ The practice will be restored. Jammu has its own importance and we will not let its uniqueness diminish.’’

Abdullah said that the government takes its own decisions which impact the public. He said, ‘‘After any decision, whether its impact is right or wrong, there is a need to get feedback…. Sometimes it becomes difficult to get the right feedback within the government system because mostly you are surrounded by people who only praise you.’’

He said, ‘‘Therefore when such meetings of civic bodies take place, most of the participants come without any agenda and give their feedback and suggestions which prove beneficial.’’ The purpose of this meeting was to receive suggestions so that they could be implemented.

The Chief Minister said that such meetings will be held twice a year in Jammu and Srinagar. He said that one of these meetings will be held in summer and the other in winter. He said, ‘‘Many issues came up during the meeting. As I said in the meeting, all the issues raised have been noted and we will inform the participants about the action taken report in the next meeting.’’

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