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| MJR-47 castigates govt for inaction on issues of DPs | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 4: Movement for Justice for Refugees of 1947 (MJR-47) from PoJK, in an online meeting today expressed deep concern on the total inaction on the issues of DPs of 1947 since last 4-5 years on the follow up of the recommendations already made by the then Union Territory govt and Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, GOI.
Though keeping his words as announced by Narendra Modi in an election rally at Hiranagar, in 2014 before General Elections, a token relief of Rs 2,000 crores were provided in the PM’s Development Package for J&K announced in November 2015.
The members said that the subsequent J&K governments have not taken any actions to implement the recommendations already made since 2014. The erswhile dispensation of BJP-PDP in the State Govt. had further damaged refugees’ cause even by reducing the cash relief to Rs 5.5 lakh from Rs 30 lakh and Rs 25 lakh per family as recommended.
The meeting further said that the recent order for grant of domicile status for all erstwhile residents of J&K state and their dependents residing outside the state has come out as a farce for DPs of 1947 living outside the state. The order neither clearly states to include the DPs of 1947 nor the formats for application process facilitate to even file application by DPs.
MJR-47 appeals the Lt Governor of J&K to take note of the long pending issues affecting the lives of more than 12 lakh DPs of 1947 and their descendants. It is high time, a Delimitation Commission has been instituted and the issue of de-freezing 8 assembly seats for DPs from PoJK out of 24 seats reserved for POJK areas should be taken up, it added.
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