Gadkari writes to Home Minister Advocating Pradesh Council for
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Shri Nitin Gadkari in a letter to the Home Minister
Shri Rajnath Singh has requested to look into the erstwhile governance system
of Pradesh Council for Andaman and Nicobar Islands
to ensure people's participation in the governance. he has also requested to
the Home Minister to consider necessary decision to return the land surrendered
by tsunami affected farmers.
After his visit to the Islands
to review various development projects of the ministry, Nitin Gadkari, Union
Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping has sought the intervention
of the Home Ministry to consider the demands of the Islanders.
In his letter he mentioned that earlier there was a
governing body like Pradesh Council which used to work as a good platform for
interaction of people with the government/council responsible for governance of
the area. However, this mechanism was abolished and as a result people were
deprived of this platform where they could interact and discuss the important
issues concerning them.
"It was much desired that this decision of
earlier regime should be reviewed and this system of Council should be revised
with more participation and authority for its members as it will prove to be
beneficial to the people. In the absence of legislative assembly, it is very
much necessary to have some democratic platform to ensure people's
participation in the governance," he wrote in his letter to Rajnath Singh.
On another crucial issue which was brought to his
notice by the Islanders, Gadkari wrote about the plight of farmers affected by
Tsunami which ravaged the area a few years ago.
"Though the government then provided them
relief after eight long years of wait for the damages they incurred. But their
land was taken over by the government in token of this relief. This action by
the last government has totally taken away their only means of livelihood and
they are forced to live a life with hands-to-mouth situation," he wrote.
Gadkari further mentioned that this decision of the
last government needs to be reviewed and their land may be given back to the
farmers for bringing back their only means of livelihood. He asked the
Government to consider necessary decision in this regard for the benefit of
tsunami-affected poor farmers.
This was briefed by Vishal Jolly, State President,
BJP in a press conference after his return from New Delhi
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