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| Prisoner released from Pak jail sits on hunger strike | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 20 : Demanding compensation and rehabilitation, a man released from Pakistan jail today sat on indefinite hunger strike outside Press Club of Jammu.
Vinod Sawhney, who returned to India after spending eleven years in Pakistani prisons for spying, this morning sat on indefinite hunger strike demanding rehabilitation and due compensation.
Chained himself and holding a tri-color, Sawhney staged hunger strike alleging government's negligence for not redressing the poor plight of patriotic people who sacrifice their prime youth and lives for the cause of country.
He, however, demanded full implementation of Rajiv-Zia Agreement of 1985 regarding release of Indian prisoners in Pakistan. "I took an extreme step of sitting on indefinite hunger strike after being disappointed by the 'callous' attitude of the state and the Central government officials to my genuine demands and compensation from discretionary quota for the survival of his family," Sawhney told reporters here. "Despite raising my demands before the Chief Minister and even to the President of India, nothing has been done as yet," he added. "I was a cab driver. In 1977 one BSF official, who travelled in my cab, lured me towards a permanent job," Sawhney said and added that he then introduced him with another official.
"I was taken to Akhnoor for formal acquaintance with my job profile and was pushed on the other side of the border from Suchetgarh border along with a guide," he said and added that the guide failed to cooperate and he was caught after a week-long stay. Sawhney claimed that he was arrested in Pakistan in 1977 and was later released in 1988 after hectic efforts made by his family members. |
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