Daily Diary (DD) - Day 39 of 2020

1312hrs:

I'm getting calls from the police to change our venue from the Assembly Secretariat elsewhere. However, given that tomorrow is a Sunday whereby the Assembly Secretariat is closed and that I am not trying to mobilise a large crowd. Indeed, it would be a miracle if the 100 intended people were to participate according to the population quota of each subdivision.

It should also be noted that we have engaged the AJK government consistently since the 16th of December 2019 and have engaged the local administration in each subdivision on a daily basis during our tour. If there were any objections they should have been made clear well before the proposed inaugural session tomorrow. 

This is not a stand alone event, rather it is part of an internal democratic process to empower the AJK Assembly. It would be pointless conducting this programme elsewhere and its significance would be lost. Of course, the AJK police says it is keen to provide security if the programme were to be conducted elsewhere but.....

So, after yesterday's discussion with DC Badr Munir, I will contact him once again shortly to try and iron out this unnecessary dilemma.

Later on:



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