Some Highly Educated Muslim Girls Of BJP Are Doing Excellent Development Work In J&K

By Harihar Swarup

In a time marked by political discontent in Jammu and Kashmir, triggered by the lack of statehood and abrogation of Article 370, the BJP is making an attempt to reshape individuals’s notion of the celebration. Main that cost mechanism is a bunch of extremely educated Muslims in —Farida Khan, Darakhan Andrabi, Hina Bhat, Parvaz Chauhan, and Ramisa Rafiq Wani. Their work stands out compared with the celebration’s male leaders within the union territory, who’re busy bickering and framing factions.

Farida Khan hails from Seloo in Sopore Baramula—as soon as a scorching mattress of militancy. She is celebration secretary in J&Ok and chairperson of the Block Improvement Council in Sopore. She boats a triple grasp’s diploma in (political science, sociology, economics) and a PhD in economics. She started her political journey in 2013 and was an elected BDC chairperson 2019.

Khan has supplied housing to underprivileged people via Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, and is now focussing on ending the Rs 4-crore Jal Jeeven mission in Boripura. “It is a vital mission and can resolve persistent water disaster in Sopore”, she mentioned. After a drug addict killed her his mom, she initiated varied de—dependancy programmes and arrange the rehabilitation centre in Sopore. Not too long ago, she received funds for a hospital price Rs75 lakhs in Boningoo. “I work in collaboration with authorities officers to deal with grievances expeditiously”, she mentioned.

However working with the federal government comes with challenges. On March 30, 2021, Khan was on her approach from Srinagar to a BDC assembly in Sopore Municipal Council when the Chairman of the Sopore Municipal Council known as her, asking her to attend a municipal council assembly. She reached the venue of the Council assembly however “thought it might be higher to attend the BDC assembly first as I used to be the host drove away”. The final minute choice saved her life. Minutes later, militants attacked venue—a councillor and a particular police officer was injured. The militants escaped.

However that incident has not deterred Khan from persevering with her work. She believes that specializing in the youth will carry prosperity and alter on floor, and credit the BJP for letting her work freely.

This sentiment is shared by different ladies leaders. Darakhshan Andrabi, as an illustration, turned the primary Kashmiri—together with Union Minister Jitendra ,Singh—to be appointed the BJP nationwide government in 2021. She joined politics at 19 and launched the Socialist Democratic Get together which contested a number of elections however did not make an impression. Her political profession received a lift after she merged her celebration with the BJP in 2013. In 2014, Andrabi locked horns with Nationwide Convention chief minister Omar Abdullah within the Sonawar constituency, however misplaced. She was made chairperson of the training and ladies’s welfare committee 2016.

In 2022, the Union Authorities shaped two Waqf boards— one in Jammu and Kashmir, and one in Ladakh underneath Central Wakf Act, in 1995. Previous to this, all wakf properties had been registered with J&Ok state wakf council and Muslim Specified Waqfs Board. Andrabi was made chairperson of waqf Board in Jammu and Kashmir. She made sweeping modifications in managing the board’s 3,500 properties, together with shrines, business complexes and colleges. Beneath the brand new guidelines, mujavirs (caretakers) in any respect shrines had been let go, and donations on the shrines had been prohibited, evoking criticism from political events. Andrabi defended the transfer saying mujavirs would usually drive individuals to donate.

“We’ve got initiated reforms and 80 per of the individuals have supported him”, mentioned Andrabi. “I’m not afraid of the opposition. Politicians raised a hue and cry however that solely motivated. We dismantled all committees and solely the Wakf Board stays.” The board is now working to construct a hospital in Srinagar and enhance the usual of colleges underneath it. (IPA Service)

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