Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 12: Holding the previous regimes responsible for exploiting the issue of PoJK displaced persons in Jammu and Kashmir, Minister for Social Welfare, Forest, Ecology & Environment, Bali Bhagat today said the PDP-BJP Coalition Government is committed to address their all outstanding issues on priority.
Speaking at a day-long convention of PoJK Displaced Persons Front at Udheywala in Raipur-Domana constituency, the Minister said that all the successive Governments in the State handled the issue of displaced persons with casual approach; consequently the issue is still hanging fire. He said the present Government was serious to address their long pending issues, which are enshrined in the Common Minimum Programme (CMP) of the Government.
Mr. Bhagat said the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, during his visit to Jammu before the Assembly elections in 2014, had assured the PoJK displaced persons that their issues would be addressed and they must wait for the same. He said both the Centre as well as State Governments will handle the issue with human angle and address the same on priority. He said the Government will re-examine the one-time package which was sent to the Centre by the previous Government and take a decision on it. He asked the DPs to keep full faith on the Coalition Government and they will get justice.
Regarding their other issues like updating records, registration of left out families, ownership rights, issue of ALC certificates, reservation of their wards for getting admission in Government institutions, according backward status to the DPs, the Minister said that Government will examine these issues afresh and take appropriate steps to address the same.
MLA Chhamb, Dr. Krishan Lal Bhagat and several leaders of the PoJK DPs Front including, Capt. Yudhvir Singh Chib also addressed the gathering and highlighted their problems.
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