 Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 18: The ongoing indefinite chain dharna by the PoK Displaced Persons entered into 23rd consecutive day on Friday. Amidst raising of slogans, today's chain dharna was held by the group of Displaced Persons from Muzaffarabad, led by Bhai Ram Singh, who was joined by Giani Sujan Singh, Jagjit Singh, Gurdip Singh, Himat Singh, Sewa Singh The indefinite dharna is being organized under the banner of SOS-International, a prominent organization of PoK Displaced Persons, led by its Chairman Rajiv Chuni. They are demanding implementation of the whole package passed by State Cabinet in October 2014 for PoK Displaced Persons, providing facilities to all displaced at par with Valley Migrants, reservation of eight Assembly seats for the people displaced from PoK, permit PoK DPs to visit their religious places in Pak occupied Jammu Kashmir, inclusion of 5,300 PoK DP families living outside the State in the ambit of package passed in October 2014 and return of cash deposits with interest to PoK DPs lying with J&K Bank Mirpur. While leading the dharna, Bhai Ram Singh lambasted the Modi Government at Centre and Governor's administration in Jammu Kashmir for turning Nelson's eye towards plights of PoK Displaced Persons, who had high hopes from BJP. "Earlier, we were under impression that Congress was insensitive towards our grievances and demands but continuation of step motherly treatment to us since 2014 when BJP assumed power at Centre as well as in J&K, has established that DNA of all political parties is the same," he explained. |
