Lt Guv hands over appointment letters to the families of terror victims of Jammu Division
JAMMU, MAR 23: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday handed over appointment letters to 37 Next of Kins (NoKs) of victims of terrorism, at Convention Centre Jammu.
Appointment letters were also handed over to 29 NoKs of government employees who lost their lives in service, and beneficiaries in Age relaxation cases, under Jammu & Kashmir Rehabilitation Assistance Scheme-2022 and SRO 43.
Paying tribute to the victims of terrorism, the Lieutenant Governor vowed strongest action against terror ecosystem and terrorist supporters.
“I pledge to the families of terror victims that we will work with full commitment to secure their dignified and honourable lives. We will discharge every duty towards them with utmost seriousness, and we will not rest until justice reaches every family,” the Lieutenant Governor said.
The Lieutenant Governor observed that justice to terror victim families is not limited to only punishments but also healing the wounds and restoring dignity.
“Justice also lies in which stories society chooses to remember. Justice also means wiping the tears of grieving families, acknowledging their pain, and healing the wounds inflicted on their souls. Justice also means that the stories of terror-victim families, once forgotten, are now being rewritten with renewed memory and honour.
We stand at a decisive turning point in J&K today. The youth of the Union Territory and terror victim families aspire to a bright future and wish to live a better life. It is our shared responsibility to make that future a reality and create the opportunities they deserve,” the Lieutenant Governor said.
The Lieutenant Governor issued a stern warning to the remaining elements of the terror ecosystem and conflict entrepreneurs, stating that their era of terror is over.
“The people of Jammu Kashmir know fully well who shielded such terror elements, but that shield is now crumbling. I warn them that there is no longer any safe haven in Jammu Kashmir for terrorists or the networks that support them,” he said.
The Lieutenant Governor reiterated that it is his commitment to ensure that every terror victim’s family receive the justice, jobs, recognition and support they deserve after years of suffering.
“Terror victim families remained erased from society’s memory for decades. Among all these stories, the most painful and bitter truth is that these families were let down by the very system whose duty and primary obligation was to protect them.
I do not see this merely as an administrative lapse but it was a civilisational failure of that time,” the Lieutenant Governor said.
