PDP Minority Wing flays Govt for denying RBA to migrants

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 29: PDP Minority Wing held a meeting at Muthi today under the chairmanship of senior Party leader A K Sidha in which various issues of Kashmiri migrants were discussed.
Highlighting the problems of migrants especially living in the camps, the meeting said they face non availability of ration, water, power cuts etc. The meeting accused the Government of denying the RBA status to migrants which is a grave issue and tantamount to negation of citizenship rights of Kashmir to these people.
It criticized the Government for the slow pace of PM’s employment package and said thousands of displaced youth are waiting for years together but no appropriate steps are being taken to implement the package in letter and spirit.
The meting demanded that M Forms should be deleted for the migrants as it has made the voting procedure for them cumbersome.
K B Kaw demanded constitution of Core Committee for migrants which will coordinate with Party High Command. M K Bhat (retd) DyS P cautioned the people against those who divide them on the basis of religion.
The meeting among others was addressed by Nana Ji Watal, S K Raina, Durga Nath Bhat, A K Dhar etc.