Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 15: POJK DP’s Front held a protest demonstration here today and flayed the Government for not conceding their demands.
Large number of people under the banner of POJK DPs Front assembled outside Press Club and raised slogans in favour of their demands. The protestors also expressed concern over the loss of lives due to recent flash flood and incessant rains in J&K.
While speaking, president of the front Capt Yudhvir Singh Chib demanded enlistment of left out DPs who are not registered, ownership rights for DPs of 1947, 1965 and 1971 (Non-Camp) should be given ownership rights for landed property, issue of ALC certificate to all DPs, 15 per cent reservation in colleges, universities, professional colleges, technical colleges, IITs, etc on the pattern of Kashmiri migrants.
He also demanded issuance of backward status to all DPs, monthly stipend to landless and house less families, compensation to those displaced persons, whose land falls under border fencing ditches/mines, distribution of unspent amount of Rs 68 lakh as ex-gratia.
Chib further stated that a board for development of displaced persons of 1947, 1965 and 1971 (Non-Camp) DPs should be formed by the State Government to take on development of displaced DPs on the pattern of other development boards. He added that 24 seats of assembly to be given to DPs of POK.
He further disclosed that all these demands have been forwarded to the Central Government by the State Government with recommendations and final package has not been prepared by the State Government so far. He said that the State Government is not putting pressure on the Central Government for early settlement of the case of POK DPs.
Among others present were Baldev Singh, Mohan Singh, Balwan Singh, Parkash Singh, Jai Pal Sharma, general secretary, Sakandya Devi, president, Women Wing, Sukhjinder Singh, Kulbir Singh Chib, Pawan Slathia, Rasal Singh, Hari Singh, Babloo, etc.
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