A delegation led by BJYM State Vice-President Er Aijaz Hussain of Stone Queries Association of Srinagar met General Secretary (Org) Ashok Koul and Minister for Industries and Commerce Chander Parkash Ganga. The delegation was headed by Mohd Maqbool Para , President Himaliyan tipper and Query Association from Pantha chowk and Athwajan area of Srinagar. Er Aijaz appraised Minister about the problems faced by the whole area after government take a sudden decision of ban on extraction of stones from Pantha chowk and Athwajan area of Srinagar. The minister after gave a patient hearing to the delegation assured them that they will look into the matter seriously and will not allow anyone to snatch the livelihood of more than 30,000 people associated with this in one way or the other. The delegation also met Ashol Koul and narrated the problem with him. Koul also assured the delegation that he will see the matter himself and will discuss the matter with the concerned authorities. Er. Aijaz said that the delegation is satisfied with the meeting and the positive response from Mr. koul and Minister shows that they were unaware about this fact that nearly 30,000 people from different spheres of life are directly or indirectly is associated with the decision. He further said that the whole delegation was thankful to higher authorities of BJP in intervening into the matter. Aijaz further said that Minister give some positive response and assured the delegation that their work will not suffer and they will not be deprived of there basic rights .Others who were part of the delegation Nayeem Ahmad (General Secretary ) and the members Nazir Ahmad Para , Haji Gh Rasool ,Jan Mohd Rather , Tariq Ahmad Rather, Gh Mohiuddin.
