Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 24: In a blistering attack, the displaced persons from Pakistan occupied Jammu Kashmir (PoJK) today accused both the sitting Lok Sabha members of Jammu region, Dr Jitendra Singh and Jugal Kishore Sharma of being “opportunists” who sought votes from the community but consistently failed to show any commitment towards addressing their legitimate issues, either within or outside the Parliament.
Hundreds of PoJK displaced persons under the banner of SOS International, a registered frontline organization of PoJK displaced persons, led by its chairman Rajiv Chuni accompanied by Prof NN Sharma, VK Datta, Bhai Ram Singh, Jorawar Singh, Ved Raj Bali, Jagjit Singh, Daleep Chib, Ravi Dutta, Gajinder Singh, Satinder Dev and others assembled at Bakshi Nagar here and staged a strong demonstration against the “discriminatory and hostile policies” pursued by the incumbent double-engine government in J&K and at the Centre towards the PoJK refugees’ community during the last 10 years.
“This double-engine government in J&K and at the Centre has proved catastrophic for us as it has shown no serious concern in resolving our issues. Over the past decade, the policies of both the J&K Government and the Central Government have been discriminatory rather hateful that has pushed us to the wall,” Chuni said while addressing the protestors.
He said both the sitting Parliamentarians of Jammu region, Dr Jitendra Singh and Jugal Kishore have consistently ignored and failed to address the legitimate grievances and suffering of the PoJK community during the last ten years.
“Their criminal silence, both within or outside the Parliament, towards the plight and pain being endured by the PoJK community only contributed to our hardships and destruction. We dare them to provide evidence of any instance where they have raised our issues either within or outside the Parliament,” he said, adding “It is quite regrettable that these politicians from the ruling class, who sought our votes, only exploited us for vote bank politics and never displayed any interest or commitment to address our concerns”.
Chuni said their struggle would continue till the last man of the PoJK community gets justice from the Government.
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