The schools which used to remain shut on the eve of Independence Day remain open on this day for the Independence Celebrations for the last three years.
Though Independence day is being celebrated with as greater enthusiaism in Jammu & Kashmir today as it was being celebrated in yesteryears under the reigns of popular governments but the involvement and engagement of Public representative of Panchayat and municipal bodies, teachers and children of schools, and the employees of the Government departments in the impendence day celebrations this year makes the Independence day celebrations different this time. Undoubtedly the improvement in the security environment in Jammu & Kashmir after three decades the involvement of the public representatives, teachers, students and government employees in the independence day celebrations shows a perceptible change on ground in Jammu & Kashmir particularly Kashmir Valley. With the completion of five year terms of panchayat and municipal bodies this year the involvement of people in the developmental works at the grass root levels in villages and towns has reduced alienation of the people with the government so much so that shutdowns and blockades of mobile and internet services for 3-4 on the eve of Independence day like streets protests is a history of the past now. Now is the time when the Divisional Kashmir takes a pleasure in announcing no mobile and internet gags till afternoon hours on the eve of Independence day celebrations. The schools which used to remain shut on the eve of Independence Day remain open on this day for the Independence Celebrations for the last three years. Deputy Commissioners hoisting national flags at the Independence day parades at district headquarters is now a history of the past as now elected heads of district development councils (DDCs) much popularly called Chairpersons of DDCs hoist national flags at Independence day parades at district headquarters and similarly Chairpersons of Block Development councils (BDCs) hoist national flags at Independency day parades at block headquarters across Jammu & Kashmir.
“With the increasing participation of people in Independence day celebrations across Jammu & Kashmir the Lt Governor Manoj Sinha and his administration has undone the precedence of the past in organising and arranging Independence day celebrations and set a new precedence across Jammu & Kashmir which by all standards of understandabilities suits the national interests of the country”.
Lt Governor Manoj Sinha flagging off a tiranga (tricolour) rally in Srinagar the Summer Capital and Deputy Commissioners doing so at the district headquarters is a new precedence which leaders of not even a single popular government set during three decades of the turbulent phase of violence in Jammu & Kashmir. With the increasing participation of people in Independence day celebrations across Jammu & Kashmir the Lt Governor Manoj Sinha and his administration has undone the precedence of the past in organising and arranging Independence day celebrations and set a new precedence across Jammu & Kashmir which by all standards of understandabilities suits the national interests of the country.
