Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 29: P.O.J.K DPs Front held a protest over the long pending demands today at Jammu under the chairmanship of President Captain, retired Yudhvir Singh Chib.
Yudhvir Singh said the P.O.J.K DP's is struggling since 1947 and have suffered loss of their huge properties which they left in P.O.J.K during the Pak aggression of 1947, 1965 and 1971. After a long struggle, the Prime Minister of India Narender Modi sanctioned Rs. 2 thousand crore for distribution of P.O.J.K refugees.
He added that DP's are still living in penury, allotted amounts has been distributed to minimum DP's families so far. Process of the identification is at very low pace due to lack of previous documents which are not available with claimants and also in the old record forms of Jammu and Kashmir government.
Chib disclosed to the media the problems they are facing form last seven decades which include, ID card should be given to P.O.J.K DP's by the J&K Govt, PRC Process should be simplified and under fixed time, old revenue record should be maintained and computerized by the J&K Govt. Further, backwards class status should be given to all P.O.J.K DP's; reservation should be given in educational, technical department, development board should be set up.
Also Authority should check them physically and do verification and also consider these, q. About 63 Non-Camp DP's Families of 1971 have not got Rs. 25000 ex-gratia should be released immediately. And some other issues as well, he added.
Captain Chib addressed the gathering and said that we should remain unite and aware in future. If our Centre and State will not be able to distribute this amount prior to the coming Assembly, parliamentary election, then all the DP's will use Nota in coming election. We again request to our Central and State government please look into this issue on priority basis. |
