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| Sham, Bhalla address WP refugees | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
VIJAYPUR , Jan 6 : Minister for Health, Horticulture & Floriculture, Sham Lal Sharma and Minister for Revenue, Raman Bhalla today reiterated the resolve of the Government to address all outstanding issues of refugees of West Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) on priority. They said the issues are under the active consideration of Central and State Governments and a road map has been drawn for their amicable solution in a phased manner.
Addressing a big gathering of West Pakistani refugees at Swankha morh in Vijaypur, Sham Lal Sharma said that recently a delegation of State leaders under the leadership of President Pradesh Congress Committee, Prof. Saif-ud-Din Soz and MP Madan Lal Sharma met the Central leadership recently and discussed the issues of West Pakistani and PoK refugees. They strongly highlighted their long outstanding issues and requested the Central leadership to address these on merit.
He said that Centre has been convinced about the genuine problems of the refugees and has assured to resolve these in near future.
Sham said that issues which are in the preview of State Government will be segregated and addressed within the constitutional framework, for which the coalition Government was committed. He said the refugees are highlighting their problems from time to time and now the time has come when their all genuine problems are solved in an amicable manner.
The Government has all sympathy with the affected people and they will get the fair treatment, he added.
Vice Chairman, OBC Advisory Board Kuldeep Verma also spoke on the occasion and supported the demands of the refugees. He urged Central as well as State Governments to show flexibility on the issues of refugees and address them sympathetically without wasting more time as they have already suffered for so many years.
Former Minister, S. Manjit Singh, Congress leader Manmohan Singh and hundreds of refugees from across the Jammu division were present on the occasion. |
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