SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Minister Javed Rana on Friday said no discussion was held on daily wagers during the Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, as there was no agenda item concerning them.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting in Jammu, Rana said most of the proposals taken up by the Cabinet pertained to land transfers and allotments for various purposes, including power projects being executed under the public-private partnership (PPP) mode.
He said some proposals concerned the transfer of land for agriculture and fruit mandis, while others involved land allotment to the Union Home Ministry for the Subsidiary Intelligence Bureau (SIB), besides certain promotion cases.
“There was also a proposal for a grade station in one place,” Rana said.
Asked about the daily wagers committee report, the Minister said the government, the people and the daily wagers were all victims of the dual power system.
On the recent fire incidents that damaged a warehouse and market shops, Rana said the issue was not discussed during Friday’s Cabinet meeting. However, he said detailed meetings had already been held with the Chief Minister regarding the fires in both markets.
“All those things are in the notice of the Chief Minister. The Chief Minister himself also toured the market and saw the area himself. He is monitoring it in his own way,” he said.
The meeting was chaired by Omar Abdullah and marked the first Cabinet meeting in the winter capital following the recent expansion of the Council of Ministers.
