Pargwal villagers protest, demand body of Chamel Singh

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 20: The inhabitants of the villages of Nikowal, Pargwal, Najwal, Rangpur, Gura and Anaspura demonstrated against the callous attitude of the powers that be in not forcefully claiming the body of the slain Indian National belonging to Pargwal from Pakistan who had mistakenly crossed to the other side and was captured.
The massive demonstration was led by State Incharge Cells and former general secretary of State BJP Sat Sharma(CA) and Jai Singh, Mandal President Pargwal who sharing the anguish and indignation of the people over Pakistan’s high handedness and total indifference and weakness of the Central Government over this issue.
Sat Sharma said that like the beheading instance of Indian Jawans two months back Pakistani authorities did not handover the severed head to the family of the Jawan, in the same fashion the body of the brutally killed Chamel Singh has not been handed over to his relatives. He cautioned the State and the Indian Government to abandon the weak kneed policy in dealing Pakistan. “The moment we are not even questioning the circumstances in which Chamel Singh was killed in cold blood but we only want at the moment his body to be handed over to his family to enable them perform his last rites” he added.
Sharma assured the agitating residents of Pargwal and other adjoining villages who protested against the ghastly incident of murdering Chamel Singh that BJP is committed to take up the matter at the highest level and shall not rest till the matter was resolved as per the aspirations of the family and the people.
The villagers condemned Pakistan, its anti India stance since and inhuman tactics employed by it even in matters of disposing of the dead bodies. Sat Sharma and Jai Singh also visited the victim’s family and assured all possible help in securing the dead body as also other measures providing relief to the family.