Govt adopting inhuman approach in distributing relief: Yashpal

Excelsior Correspondent
POONCH, Sept 17: Member Legislative Council (MLC) and general secretary of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Yash Pal Sharma today regretted that relief dispatched by the State Government and other social organizations is yet to reach deserving people.
He alleged that State Government was adopting inhuman approach in providing relief to the residents of twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri.
Sharma along with senior leaders of the PDP namely district president of PDP Hamid Manhas, party candidate Iqbal Kazmi, Ilayas Shah, Mukthiyar Sheikh, Mohammad Shafiq, Kabir Qureshi and Shabir Sheikh today visited flood affected areas of Surankote including Shindara, Seri Chouhana, Dundak, Snai, Potha, Surankote, Draba, Bafliaz, Fazlabad, Salian, Barham Gala and Chandak areas and interacted with the victims of the nature’s fury.
He demanded that alternative shelters should be provided to the people who have become homeless due to devastating floods and incessant rains.
He said that PDP has decided to distribute relief to the affected families on its own resources.