Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 9: Jammu and Kashmir Handicapped Welfare Association (JKHWA) held protest here today to project their demands.
A large number of handicapped persons assembled outside Press Club here under the banner of Jammu and Kashmir Handicapped Welfare Association and held protest against the Government for not redressing their long pending demands. They also raised slogans against the Government and also in favour of their demands.
“All the States are providing constructive schemes for the welfare and upliftment of the disabled people, but the Government of Jammu and Kashmir has failed to provide assistance and welfare schemes to such people here”, UT President of Jammu and Kashmir Handicapped Welfare Association Abdul Rashid Bhat alleged.
He demanded pension for the disabled persons, implementation of schemes for the welfare of handicapped persons through Social Welfare Department, one representative in the already constituted Expert Committee and Advisory Board under Disability Act 2016.
“We will celebrate World Disability Day falling on December 3 as black day viz hold protests in Jammu and Srinagar if our demands are not redressed”, he asserted.
“We demand that our rights be upheld and the schemes for handicapped people be implemented without delay,” he said.
Another member of the Association Ajay Sharma also alleged that the Government in Jammu and Kashmir is not serious to redress the issues of the handicapped persons and is forcing them to hold protest.
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