Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 15: Paying glowing tribute to Colonel Manpreet Singh, Major Aashish Dhonchak, Deputy Superintendent of Police Himanyun Muzamil Bhat who were martyred in gunfight with terrorists in Anantnag district and Rifleman Ravi Kumar of the Indian Army who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty during an encounter with terrorists in Rajouri district, Th Gulchain Singh Charak, president, Dogra Sadar Sabha and former Minister has asked the Government of India to take strong and effective measures to completely wipe out Pakistan sponsored terrorism from J&K.
Speaking at a press conference at Dogra Hall here today, Charak said that mere condemnation of the acts of terrorism will not solve this problem. He reminded that the DSS has been repeatedly insisting on strengthening of intelligence network at the grassroots level by mobilization of the PRIs, Chowkidars, Numberdars and the common citizens also and taking them into confidence through appropriate means. He asked the Government of India and the UT administration to pay serious attention to this suggestion of the DSS in national interest.
Charak lauded the security forces and the police for their bravery, sacrifices and selfless service to the nation and asked the Prime Minister to back up his words and resolutions of the Parliament with action to destroy the terror epicenters in Pakistan at the earliest and also take steps to retrieve Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir from the illegal occupation of Pakistan.
Dogra Sadar Sabha also held a meeting of its core group to consider the appeals received from its PoJK Chapter under the DSS president. The communication received from Sajjad Raja was deliberated upon, Charak revealed.
“The letter with the following text is very clear and self- explanatory,” Charak said quoting from the text of the letter by Sajjad Raja, as under:
“As you know, people of PoJK (who are 99% Dogras ethnically) are on the roads these days, they are demanding to provide them Aatta, electricity and other basic necessities of life at affordable prices and to abolish undue taxes which Government of Pakistan and Government of so-called AJK have imposed on them. People of PoJK are living a miserable life under Pakistani clutches and this situation has forced every citizen of the PoJK to come on the road to protest for the provision of basic necessities of life.”
“Finding themselves helpless, Sajjad Raja, on behalf of the people of PoJK has appealed to raise their voice in favour of the people of PoJK and to take up this issue with the Lt Governor of J&K and with the Government of India and ask them to rescue the people of PoJK who have been suffering under the Pakistani occupation for 76 years.”
DSS urged the Lt Governor J&K Manoj Sinha and the Government of India to show some concern towards the deprived population who are citizens of erstwhile J&K State.
Senior members PS Gupta, Amanat Ali Shah, CM Sharma, GD Singh Charak, Janak Khajuria, Balwinder Singh, RS Slathia, HC Jalmaria and others were also present.
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