Verification of allotees in Migrant Colonies being done to ascertain genuineness: Veeri

Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Oct 12: Minister for Horticulture, Hajj and Auqaf, Abdul Rehman Veeri while replying to a Calling Attention notice by Surinder Mohan Ambardar regarding police verification being conducted at several Kashmiri migrant colonies in Jammu informed the Upper House that a number of complaints regarding unauthorized occupants / subletting of the flats had come to the notice of the Revenue Department. He added the Department is accordingly seeking verification of these allotees through CID, to ascertain their genuineness.
He further said that there is no intention to put the allotees to any inconvenience and added that there is no report regarding unnecessary harassment of Kashmiri migrants at these places. He said that no verification of general population of Kashmiri migrants is being done except the verification required for service /passport.
Intervening, Minister for Relief & Rehabilitation, Syed Basharat Bukhari said that verification process being conducted by CID is only to verify complaints of unauthorized subletting   of flats allotted to migrants and added complaint of unnecessary harassment if any would be dealt with seriously.