PCC chief seeks detail of  stranded labourers from admn

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 5: The  Jammu & Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee president, GA Mir today wrote to the Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir,  BVR Subramanayam asking him to direct the concerned department /athority dealing with the issue of stranded labourers intending to return to their native places, to share the details with the Congress party in order to facilitate their transportation charges in view of the directions of the Congress president Sonia Gandhi to the respective PCC presidents.
PCC chief also announced the help line numbers for the stranded labourers to directly contact them with regard to their details of respective locations and native places with their travel plans for facilitating their travel back.
A party handout said that PCC chief wrote to the Chief Secretary requesting him to direct the concerned department to share the details of such stranded labourers,  with in J and K belonging to different states and the details of J and K labourers stranded in other states,  who are intending to return to Jammu and Kashmir. He said based in the details provided by the Govt, the PCC shall make arrangements for their transportation charges,  as per directions of the Congress president.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi had taken initiative to arrange for transportation charges by respective PCCs,  as the Indian Railways and the Govt had shown indifferent attitude towards the distressed class. The helpline numbers of the party are-94191-49879 Jammu , 9419000784 – Srinagar. The intending labourers can contact to register their requests, the party handout said.