Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 2: Jammu and Kashmir Sharnarthi Action Committee (JKSAC) held a meeting under the chairmanship of its president Gurdeep Singh Pandey and discussed various problems being faced by the displaced persons of 1947, 1965 and 1971.
While speaking, Pandey highlighted the long pending demands of the displaced persons. He said that displaced persons have remained neglected, discriminated and unattended from the strategic, political, economic, social and constitutional angles.
Pandey said that State and Central Governments have proved total failure in redressing the problems of the displaced persons. He alleged that both the Governments are misleading them for the sake of votes.
Ronik Sharma, general secretary and spokesperson of JKSAC in his speech demanded reservation/concession for DP families in education and employment, trade finance for atleast 10 years, additional compensation for delay in settlement assistance and token ex-gratia on the basis of 1960 norms.
Meanwhile, JKSAC also submitted memorandum of demands of the displaced persons to Rajnath Singh, president, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during his visit to the winter capital recently.
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