Excelsior Correspondent
DALOGRA (RAJOURI), Apr 28: In order to give a fresh momentum to their ongoing struggle, S.O.S International today announced that it would compile fresh data on all the families displaced from PoJK in 1947 to determine the exact numbers of voters and non-voters in the community.
“We have decided to compile fresh data on all the families displaced from PoJK in 1947 to know as to how these families have grown and multiplied over the years. The people have been asked to bring their data vis-à-vis the number of family members, children, and elders they have in their families to determine the exact number of voters and non-voters among the community,” said Rajiv Chuni, Chairman of SOS International while addressing a largely attended meeting of PoJK community members in Dalogra area of Rajouri district.
Maintaining that the collected information would be computerized and shared with the Government of India, Chuni said that motive of the exercise is to chalk out future strategies for the community.
“Our demands are still being projected on the basis of the families that got displaced from PoJK in 1947. Consequently, the displaced families which have multiplied over the years remain deprived of their due benefits. This data will help us in strategizing about the community’s future, leveraging insights from the data to articulate fresh demands to the new Central Government,” he explained.
He also announced the formation of committees at the village level to strengthen their ongoing movement. “These committees aim to unite displaced families, fostering awareness and participation at the grassroots level,” he said and outlined a hierarchical structure—from village to district level—ensuring effective coordination and amplification of the community’s voice before the Assembly polls.
The refugee leader regretted that no political party has cleared its stand on the demands of displaced PoJK families even as the community votes would be deciding factor in the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha election.
Others who addressed the gathering, included Kewal Ram, V K Datta, Ved Raj Bali, Capt Ravinder Raina, Sharda Devi, Rajinder Sharma, Jyoti Swaroop, Adv Anil Salgotra, Ashok Sharma, Jagjit Singh, Daleep Singh Chib, Pritam Sharma, Ex Sarpanch Dheeraj Sharma, Pt Satish Sharma, Satinder Dev Gupta, Akash Sharma, Er Vishal Sharma, Dr Daleep Choudhary and Advocate Rajesh Sharma Raju.
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