Srinagar: Expressing serious concern over the rising menace of corruption in Jammu and Kashmir, agriculture minister Ghulam Hassan Mir and senior NC leader Dr Shiekh Mustafa Kamal Wednesday stated that serious efforts must be initiated to put an end to the crises that could damage the foundations of the society.
According to the reports received by KNS, the seminar was organized by Al-Huda college of education in association with the media association Pattan.
Addressing the seminar, Ghulam Hassan Mir, the minister for agriculture said that the society needs to go for self introspection and also the media has a pivotal role to play in curbing the corruption menace in the state. Mir said that both people and the government have an equal role in to play to put an end to the corruption. The seminar titled Corruption and the role of citizens in eradicating the menace witnessed the participation of agriculture minister Ghulam Hassan Mir and senior NC leader Dr Shiekh Mustafa Kamal besides various police and civil authorities.
Besides Islamic scholar Dr Nazir the PDP chief coordinator Shahzad Asim was also present during the occasion. Others who spoke during the occasion include DIG North Ghulam Hassan Bhat who gave patient hearing to the questions posed to him by the students. He stated that there must be the serious efforts from the youth so that corruption could be eradicated. He stated that there are formal laws against the corruption in the state and that people must raise voice wherever if one is found nourishing the menace. SSP Baramulla Suhail Mir, senior Journalist Qaramat Qayoom, KNS Baramulla bureau chief Lateef Ahmad Bhat, KMN bureau chief Rahi Nissar.