Excelsior Correspondent
VIJAYPUR, June 1: Former Minister and senior Congress leader Manjit Singh today appealed J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) to withdraw support from the Coalition Government in Jammu and Kashmir in case National Conference creates hurdle in clearing the file of refugees/displaced persons for one time settlement in State.
Coming down heavily on the coalition alliance NC, the former Minister said that the UPA Government in Centre during its regime had asked the State Government to send the package but it was not send despite repeated requests showing an ignorant towards the issues of refugees/displaced persons.
Singh was addressing party workers in Vijaypur where he said that the Congress should pressurise its alliance partner NC that they should send the package to Government of India for one time settlement of the displaced persons/refugees.
“In case NC, continues to create hurdles, it would be better for Congress to come out of coalition alliance in Jammu and Kashmir,” he said, adding expressed serious concern as to why the Chief Minister has yet not cleared the file and sent it to Delhi.
Regarding concerns of the border people, he said, the people living along the International Border were poor and displaced persons, who need support from the Government and their children have also been in trouble yet the Government has not given them reservation like the people living along the Line of Control have been enjoying.
With regard to alleged biased approach of the district administration in Samba towards people, the Congress leader alleged that the people in Ramgarh and other areas of Vijaypur have been facing problems due to frequent power cuts. “The power supply is snapped in many areas for over 10 hours and people have been put to face scratching summers,” he added.
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