Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 21: BJP Member of Parliament and J&K Prabhari Avinash Rai Khanna, alongwith State president Jugal Kishore Sharma, State general secretary Ashok Koul and other leaders undertook extensive tour of border areas in Pargwal and Ghadkhaal to take an on the spot assessment of the situation arising out of the firing by Pakistan during the last few days.
Khanna addressed a largely attended meeting of the border people at Ghadkhaal and later visited the family of late Chameil Singh in his native village of Pargwal.
Khanna also addressed a public gathering at Pargwal and lambasted Central as well as the State Government for not taking the problems of the border people seriously. He said that the UPA’s soft approach towards the Pakistan was resulting into encouragement of Pakistani troops to indulge in unprovoked firing and causing loss of lives and properties.
Jugal Kishore Sharma, in his address, said that the firing from across the border has sent wave of terror among the people and no one was feeling safe today. He said that despite repeated assurances by the State Government to come to the rescue of suffering people, no concrete steps have been taken so far.
Khanna, on his return to New Delhi, also wrote a letter to the Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde giving detail of his tour and expressing his observations over the prevailing situation at the borders.
In his letter, Khanna has mentioned the true picture of the ground situation saying that the Government should frame a policy to give compensation to the effected people. He appealed the Union Home Minister to take effective steps so that the border people may live peaceful and safe lives.
BJP senior leaders including Chander Prakash Ganga, Kavinder Gupta, Sat Sharma (CA), Yudhvir Sethi, Karan Singh, Chaman Lal Kanathia, Aseem Gupta, Sukhdev Singh, Daljit Singh and Jai Singh also accompanied Khanna during the tour.
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