Srinagar, Mar 15 : National Conference Member of Parliament Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi Saturday said there cannot be a bigger political catastrophe than an elected government deceiving its people.
Mehdi\u2019s remarks came after the government said the cabinet sub committee, constituted to examine the issue of reservation, didn\u2019t have a specific timeline fixed for submitting its report.
The government\u2019s response came to a question by People\u2019s Conference president and MLA Handwara Sajad Lone in the assembly.
Earlier, the chief minister had said the committee would submit its report in six months.
\u201cI hope this line saying \u201cno specific timeline has been been fixed for submitting the report\u201d in the reply is some clerical error or some miscommunication between the department and the Chief Minister\u2019s office. @CM_JnK should clarify this,\u201d Mehdi said in a post on X.
The Srinagar Lok Sabha MP said if it was not a clerical error, \u201cit then is a blatant lie and betrayal with the students who raised the issue with their elected government and showed faith and trust in the word and response given to them\u201d.
\u201cThere can\u2019t be a political catastrophe bigger than this when an elected government deceives its people,\u201d he said.
Referring to a protest organised by students outside Chief Minister Omar Abdullah\u2019s residence in December, which he also joined, Mehdi said he didn\u2019t speak on the matter after the students got the assurance from the CM last time \u201cbecause I was expecting the government to do its job in the given time as they had assured\u201d.
\u201cBut this response has shocked me. I will not sit quiet on this. I will pick the matter from where I left it after the assurance given to the students,\u201d he added.
The influential Shia leader expressed hope the government would give some clarity on the matter and \u201cassures us that this reply is a result of some mistake not a deliberate blatant lie\u201d.
However, later on Saturday evening, CM Abdullah issued a clarification, saying the committee will submit its report in six months.
\u201cThe Cabinet sub-committee constituted to examine the complicated issue of reservations in recruitment has been given a 6 month timeline to complete their report,\u201d the CM said on his official handle on X.
Abdullah said this timeline was set by him after he met with a concerned group of job aspirants.
\u201cThis timeline, however, was not in the initial order setting up the sub-committee. That oversight will be corrected but rest-assured the committee is working to complete its task in the set timeframe,\u201d he added.
Following the assurances of the Chief Minister, Mehdi expressed hope that the commitments made to students would be met.
\u201cI appreciate the clarification. This is something that people look for in their elected representatives. Accountability and transparency is something which our people deserve in these challenging times.
\u201cI will take this response as an assurance for the students that the commitments made to them in that meeting to resolve this genuine issue will be met and the Cabinet Sub-committee will do its job within the given timeframe,\u201d the MP said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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