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Majid Malik flays higher Education and tourism Deptt for neglecting Bhaderwah

Adv Mohd Majid Malik who is spearheading the campaign for Bhaderwah district expressed resentment over the ignorance of  Bhaderwah which have not been included in the list of film tourist spots.

Addressing media persons here, Adv Mohd Majid Malik , said that  Bhaderwah is only famous and emerging tourist destination of  Jammu city , despite being near the Jammu city , have not been included in the list prepared by the government and Jammu and Kashmir Tourism department  for film tourism spots / destinations, seeking modification. Despite this, the government has kept Bhaderwah  out of the list, while  five spots are identified  in Jammu and Udhampur districts have been included in this list, which proves that there is a big mistake on the part of administration while preparing the list, he added .

Malik also informed that recently Jammu and Kashmir Higher Education department sanctioned Ph.D  departments / courses  and also identified / approved Graduate courses in agriculture , dairy farming , tourism , forest and poultry farming  for some colleges of Jammu  but  again ignored Govt Degree College Bhaderwah which is lonely senior college in whole Jammu region and was established in 1954  . He said there is potential of tourism and education in Bhaderwah and alleged junior colleges are upgraded and Bhaderwah college and  University was totally ignored  and all political parties and their leaders from Bhaderwah are mum and now people of Bhaderwah should themselves fight for their cause.

Mohd Majid Malik  appealed to the Lt Governor Manoj Sinha  to intervene into the matter and issue directions to Jammu and Kashmir Higher Education Department  and Jammu and Kashmir Tourism department to  include  Bhaderwah  in the list of approval of new projects which are rightfully entitled to Bhaderwah area keeping in view the qualification and criteria  . He further appealed to the Lt Governor to immediately issue a new list for Ph.D  streams and courses and add Bhaderwah in film tourism spots.

He also demanded a full fledged District for Bhaderwah  and urged the LG to strongly plead the case of  tourist destination Padri with HP govt as Padri is a part and parcel of Bhaderwah and in GT map of forest Padri is also part of Bhaderwah and before the 1947 JK govt to till date issue form 3 / grazing licensees to nomads and JK govt had also established infrastructure and roads in near and cautioned people of Bhaderwah to be united .  He informed that a delegation led by him  will try to meet the Lt Governor soon and will put this demand before him.

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