Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 15: Former minister and senior NC leader Ajay Sadhotra today alleged that alienation is growing among the people from border area against BJP-PDP Government.
Addressing party workers at Makwal Camp in Marh today, the NC leader said that the BJP Government at the Centre and BJP-PDP Coalition in the State have adopted anti-border people policies leading to fast growing alienation among them. He said the residents of border area are our second line of defence. They are very brave and are needed to be encouraged. They are being neglected by this Government and now they are feeling alienated.
Sadhotra said Omar Abdullah Government has recommended to the Centre Government Rs 25 lakhs per family in lieu of final and one time settlement of PoK refugees of 1947, 1965 and 1971 but it is unfortunate that the BJP Government at the Centre and State released only Rupees 5 lakhs per family which is a big joke with the refugees. Moreover, even Rs 5 lakhs is not being given to many. .
Fast increase in unemployment among border youth is also a matter of grave concern. A special recruitment drive needs to be initiated for border youth. The worst condition of education system and health care is also a matter of major concern. It is high time that BJP Government at the centre and Coalition in the State should rise to the occasion to solve the burning and day to day problems of the border people, NC leader asserted.
The people of border villages are facing a sense of deceit as BJP Government has not allotted piece of land at out of firing range and safer places. Mr Sadhotra demanded that the people residing at border villages be given land at safer places and soft loan to construct their houses so that they could keep their families at safer places in view of frequent disturbances on borders.
Karan Singh, Khajoor Ram, Jeet Raj, Sansar Singh, Capt Jagdish Singh, Challo Ram, Satpal and Des Raj also spoke on the occasion.
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