NC leaders visit Baramulla fire victims

* Distribute relief items worth Rs 5 lakh

Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, June 14: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference delegation led by Party’s Provincial president, Nasir Aslam Wani today visited Baramulla to express solidarity with Noorbagh fire victims, assuring them all possible support from the party.
Among others the Party North Zone president and MP Baramulla, Mohd Akbar Lone, District president Baramulla Javed Dar, GH Rahi, Mohammad Yaqoob Wani, Shahid Ali and Neelofar Masood also accompanied the provincial president to share in the grief of 29 affected families, whose properties along with all the household belongings were damaged during the intervening night of June 10-11 by the massive inferno.
The visiting party delegation distributed various household commodities and other essentials including gas cylinders, wheat, floor, kitchen condiments and appliances worth Rs 5 lakhs to the affected families as relief  and assured them that the party will raise the issue of their early rehabilitation and recovery with all concerned government agencies . While interacting with the fire victims, Party’s Provincial president said that party rank and file is alive to the predicaments suffered by them and that all possible efforts will be made by the party towards ensuring their early rehabilitation.
“We have come to express our unison with the fire affected. We told the victims that they are not alone at this difficult time and that the party will walk shoulder to shoulder with them. It was sad to walk through the ruined and smoldered once lively and humble dwellings of our brethren here. The party leadership has already raised the issue at all appropriate forums, and will continue to do so until the affected are effectively compensated for their losses.  In the interim, we were directed by our party president to visit the affected and distribute a consignment of relief from the party consisting of all essentials including edibles, grains and other household commodities,” he said.
While interacting with the fire affected, Nasir said the victim families belong to the underprivileged section of society and deserve support from the administration. He said the administration should immediately assess the losses so that a satisfactory compensation is worked-out and distributed to the affected at an earliest. In addition to that the divisional administration, he said, should direct the disaster management and other concerned departments to make all the building materials including wood, sand and cement available to the victims’ families at highly subsidized rates.