Jammu, Mar 30: Former Vice Chancellor of Sai Nath University, Ranchi and a native of Poonch, Dr Shazad Ahmed Malik has filed a petition with National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) demanding restoration of high-speed internet in Jammu and Kashmir.
In his six-page long petition, a copy of which is with the Kashmir Monitor, the former VC has arrayed Union Home Secretary, Principal Secretary Home, J&K Union Territory and Chief General Manager, BSNL J&K Circle as party respondents to the plea.
In his submission before the NHRC, Dr Malik has sought direction for the first two respondents for restoration of high speed mobile internet facility in the J&K.
The plea also urged the NHRC to direct BSNL for publicizing its policy in issuing new landline internet connections to people and alleged that there was lack of transparency in BSNL while installing connections.
“High profile and people having high approach are provided connections by the BSNL and ordinary people are made to wait for months together,” he pointed out.
In the plea, the former VC has stated that in wake of the 21 day lockdown announced by PM Narendra Modi to contain COVID-19 pandemic, the people of Jammu and Kashmir are following all instructions and guidelines issued by the central government and the local administration.
“The situation in other parts of the country and here in J&K is different because in other states of India, the students, teachers, medical professional, the religious preachers benefit from high speed internet and have started e-classes and formed social groups online.”
Moreover, he said, in absence of 4G internet facility, the medical professionals are the worst sufferers as they are not able to even have access to the website and applications of World Health Organization, Ministry of Health, government of India and other local websites related to UT government or districts’ administration.
In the petition, he has also suggested that instead of taking police zones of Kashmir and Jammu as units to access the security situation vis-à-vis restoration of 4G internet, the authorities may try districts and areas as units to access and then in phased manner restore high speed mobile internet in Jammu and Kashmir.
Discover more from The Kashmir Monitor
Subscribe to get the latest posts to your email.
India wants to devastate Kashmir and destroy Kashmiri’s….in pandamic notice India’s behaviour…tarikh pe tarikh…
Shame on india & its democracy we are human beings without basic human rights. This is nothing but a display of insanity by the indian government, amid the serious global pandemic we kashmiris are kept in an inhumane high speed internet blockade illegally imposed on us ….. well done india
I want to tell Mr. Prime minister of India and governer of Jammu and Kashmir, Isn’t it high time to restore 4G in Kashmir. . .
I got trust issues.
Reading news – I think wasting time.
I don’t trust any Kashmiri news channels anymore…
You are always supporting terrorism and you think you as part of Pakistan shame on you not indian government
The person who has no resident of j&k state has no right to talk about our rights only the people of j&k state say other shut their mouths because you have high speed internet e_class , learning and reading options too. So shut your mouth,the person of j&k state know what’s going on and how we suffer from last #August 2019
We in jammu kashmir dont have internet and govt release 2g internet.
I mean what is the use of 2g.
Do modi and amit shah uses 2G?
I request Indian govt please nd please restore our 4G data connection as soon as possible so we can find preacautions about Covid 19 From Janat E Kashmir