Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 12: BJP State President Shamsher Singh Manhas, alongwith other senior leaders of the Party addressed a public meeting at village Chachwal after paying personal visit to the spot where a tunnel from across the border into Indian territory has been constructed, which has send shock waves across the state.
Mr Manhas, while terming the digging of this tunnel as an attack on the security of the country, said that Pakistan, after failing to achieve its ulterior designs in different wars, has now changed its strategy to push armed terrorists from across the border. It is unfortunate that the Union Government as well as State Government non serious over this serious matter, he added.
Expressing grave concern over the plight of the farmers of Chachwal and adjoining villages, Manhas said that due to ill planning of the Government, the living conditions of the people near borders have not improved. They are still deprived of basic amenities and proper health and educational facilities.
Stressing for need to set up Defence Committees for liaison with Army, Manhas said that the local people are well aware of the prevailing conditions and ground realities of their areas touching the borders. By not treating the people of International border as RBA and extending its benefits to them, is yet another examples of discrimination with the people of border areas.
Chachwal Village Sarpanch Balbir Singh, Naib Sarpanch Ajit Singh and Nambardar Harbans Singh also briefed the visiting team of BJP about their grievances and sought the party’s intervention in getting solved their problems.
Chander Prakash Gaga, Th. Ranjit Singh, Ashok Koul, Sham Choudhary MLA, Balbir Ram, Munish Sharma, Karan Singh, Arun Chibber, Keshav Dutt, Subhash Bhagat, Aseem Gupta, Kashmira Singh, Shashi Vaid, Onkar Padha, Dharam Pal, Kuldeep Raj, Sarath Singh, Jagdeep Singh, Jagdish Singh, Sohan Singh, Tara Singh, Sukhdev Singh, Tarasem Singh, Ramesh Singh, , Raghuvir soingh, Ashok Singh,Surjit Singh, Virbhadar Singh, Bhagwan Singh,Sahil Chandel were prominent among those who were present in the meeting.
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