Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Apr 16: Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari has taken up the issue of J&K residents stranded in various States of the country, with the Lieutenant Governor G C Murmu.
Talking to the Lieutenant Governor G C Murmu on phone from Delhi, Bukhari sought his intervention in shifting of the stranded people of Jammu and Kashmir, especially the students, pilgrims, labourers, businessmen and patients who are stuck-up in different parts of the country in view of the COVID-19 lockdown.
The JKAP president remarked that the LG has agreed in principal to allow the residents of J&K who are presently stranded at Madhopur-Pathankot and Lakhanpur entry points from today.
“There are around 4500 people of J&K who are stranded at these entry points despite completing their quarantine period and testing negative for the Coronavirus. I am hopeful from my discussions with the Lieutenant Governor that all these stranded residents of J&K, including students, pilgrims and the businessmen would be allowed to return their homes from today,” Bukhari added.
He said that the LG has also assured him that within next two days, the J&K Government will also facilitate evacuation of the residents of J&K especially the students and pilgrims who are stranded at Jaisalmer in Rajasthan and Amritsar in Punjab.
“Similarly, the Lieutenant Governor has asked inhabitants of Kashmir valley who are stranded in various parts of Jammu division to get themselves registered by approaching administration through phone for their return to their respective places,” he added.
“I informed the LG that the Rabi crop season in Kashmir and the apple growers would get badly affected as the labourers required are stuck in different States due to restriction of their movement. Even most of the stranded students also belong to the farming community and they also extend a helping hand to their families in this season. The Honb’le Lieutenant Governor assured me that his office will take the matter on priority,” he further added.
While thanking the Lieutenant Governor for his concern toward the plight of stranded residents of J&K, Bukhari said, his efforts will supplement the steps taken by the Union Home Ministry in this direction. The JKAP president also extended gratitude to LG for revocation of PSA detention orders against over 140 people who were lodged in different jails.
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