Governors cannot express themselves freely: Malik
He says politicians and powerful have crushed the dreams of youths
JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Tuesday said the position of a governor in the country is very weak as he does not have the right to hold a press conference or talk his heart out.
He also reiterated his statement that a section of wealthy people in the country are like “rotten potatoes” because they do not do charity or come forward to help improve the education system.
“Governor is a weak entity. He does not have the right to hold a press conference or talk his heart out. I remain apprehensive for almost three days hoping that my words have not annoyed anyone in Delhi,” Malik said, addressing the seventh convocation of the Mata Vaishno Devi University in Katra town of Reasi district.
He also said leaders of Hurriyat and mainstream parties in Jammu and Kashmir, religious preachers and clerics have used their influence to get the children of ordinary Kashmiris killed while none of them lost their own to terrorism. Alleging that “affluent and powerful” sections have crushed the dreams of the youths in Kashmir and destroyed their lives, he appealed to the
Governor is a weak entity. He does not have the right to hold a press conference or talk his heart out. I remain apprehensive for almost three days hoping that my words have not annoyed anyone in Delhi Satya Pal Malik, Jammu and Kashmir Governor
Behaviour of govt unconstitutional: WB Guv
people to understand the truth and join the Centre’s efforts to usher peace and progress in the State.
Their own children are studying abroad and are well settled. But to the children of commoners, they show the “way to ‘jannat’ (paradise) get them killed. All this has been happening here”, Malik said addressing the seventh convocation of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University in Katra town.
“Politicians, bureaucrats, affluent and powerful have crushed the dreams of the youths and destroyed their lives. The society leaders, religious preachers, Moulvis, Hurriyat and mainstream parties have used their influence to get the children of ordinary Kashmiris killed. None of them have lost their own child and nobody from their families joined terrorism,” he said. In a fresh face off with the West Bengal government and the Raj Bhavan, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday accused it of “unconstitutional behaviour” with him and wondered whether some “sort of censorship” is in place in the state as district officials have refused to meet him.
Dhankhar said that the district officials had told him that government permission is needed to attend meetings with him.
The officials, the governor said, had told him that permission to attend the meeting with him is not available as all senior government officials are presently in north Bengal, where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is on an administrative tour.