Er Rashid urges LG to re-examine cases of terminated employees

Srinagar, Oct 12: Member of Parliament (MP) from north Kashmir and Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) chief Sheikh Rashid on Saturday met the Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to highlight several issues faced by the people here.

The north Kashmir MP, popularly known as Engineer Rashid urged the LG to consider re-examining the cases of terminated employees even as he asked him to facilitate the release of all Kashmiri prisoners incarcerated in jails in J&K and outside the region.

The firebrand politician also told LG about the inconveniences caused by rigorous police verifications to general public. He also urged LG to order the law enforcement agencies to stop harassment of youth and other people under the pretext of verification, said an official spokesperson.

Rashid also asked the New Delhi's administrator to urge centre to talk to people of J&K and resolve their legitimate issues while giving them their political rights.

"If centre could talk to the people of Ladakh, and the people of Northeast, why can't they talk to J&K people," Rashid asked.

As per the statement, Rashid also asked the LG to ensure that the human rights and dignity of the general public are not trampled.

In addition to this, the north Kashmir MP also sought quick disposal of pending passport cases, urging the LG to ensure that the youth are issued their passports without making them tangled in unnecessary issues.

While seeking transparency of the governance, Rashid told LG that he should remind the officials that their primary duty is to serve people unbiased, and that they should shun corruption and nepotism.

The statement said that the LG assured the MP that the issues he raised would be noted and looked into seriously.