Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 28: Sikh United Front, an amalgam of various Sikh organizations, while welcoming the initiative of Prime Minister and Home Minister for setting into motion the democratic process after delimitation, demanded that as special case Sikhs should be made party to this process and be invited for any further discussion and negotiation.
Talking to media-persons here today, chairman of the Front, Sudershan Singh Wazir said that by and large the Sikh community in J&K, belong to the refugee families of PoK, who were forced to migrate to this part of J&K during 1947 and the reorganization Act has reserved 24 Assembly seats for PoK as earlier also this reservation of Assembly seats was existing.
“Now, since the delimitation process is going on, the refugees of PoK want at least 8 to 10 Assembly seats to be reserved for them, other than the existing number of Assembly seats so that a proper representation to PoK residents is also available,” he added.
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Wazir further emphasized that the Sikhs have a special place along with other refugees belonging to other communities, who migrated to this part of the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state leaving behind their properties, business etc. A large number of lives were lost during attack from Pakistani raiders. Therefore, the refugees of PoK have a special case and they must be made a part of this democratic process, negotiations and delimitation.
SUF leader lauded the benefits doled out to the Kashmiri migrants but at the same time maintained that the same should be provided to the refugees from POK.
Darbinder Singh president Shiromani Akali Dal J&K, other senior leaders Rajinder Singh, Mohinder Singh, Raja Singh, Gajan Singh, Charanjeet Singh, Paramnjit Singh, Kulwant Singh and several others also participated on the conference.
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