Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 17: The protest of Jagti Tenement Committee (JTC), Soan Kashmir Front has entered day 469 today.
Addressing protesters Shadi Lal Pandita, JTC president said Kashmiri Pandits (KPs) are repeatedly making sacrifices for the country but it is very unfortunate that they are being betrayed by the Government.
He said that Rohit Chib who was working in police department was martyred recently in Kashmir while fighting with militants.
“We salute the bravery of Chib and we stand with his family in this hour of grief,” Pandita maintained adding that earlier too four young KPs from Jagti Township were martyred similarly along with many others since the year 1990 to present day.
He said that relief holder KPs’ monthly cash relief is very low and is insufficient for them to survive.
“The Government should increase the monthly cash relief of KPs from Rs. 13,000 to Rs. 25,000 per family per month,” he demanded.