Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 25: Shadi Lal Pandita, president, Jagti Tenement Committee (JTC) and Soan Kashmir Front (J&K) has said that the cash assistant being paid to the migrants from Kashmir valley does not meet their day to day expenses because of hike in prices of essential commodities.
Pandita has demanded enhancement of cash assistance to the tune of Rs.25000 per family as against present assistance of Rs.13000 per migrant family to give respite to them.
He, while addressing a meeting held at Jagti Nagrota today said the Kashmiri Pandit migrants have suffered huge loss during past 30 years of migration due to damages/losses of their properties in Kashmir Valley. He demanded release of one time compensation of Rs. 1 crore in favour of each and every migrant family enabling them to meet the losses suffered by them during past 30 years of migration.
Pandita also demanded pending ex-gratia relief to the concerned beneficiaries which has been assessed long back on meagre rates, grant of minority status to the Kashmiri Pandit community with reserving three Assembly seats and two Parliament seats one each in Lower and Upper House for the community.
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