Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 5: Jammu and Kashmir PoJK Refugee Front held a protest demonstration to highlight their issues.
Large number of PoJK refugees assembled outside Press Club and raised slogans in favour of their demands.
While speaking, president of the front Rashpal Singh Chib expressed resentment over the financial settlement packages recommended by the State Cabinet on October 16.
He disclosed that each PoJK refuges family will be entitled to Rs 25 lakh in lieu of land deficiency. There is no mention of compensation against loss of homes and hearths, moveable and immovable property left behind and number of family members killed, he added.
He stated that the Wadhwa Committee constituted by the State Government in 2007 has recommended Rs 16 lakh for each family uprooted from PoJK refugees and Chhamb area for their property left behind.
Chib said that there is no mention of those families who were paid Rs 3,500 as loan and a sum of Rs 1,000 was deducted from the above mentioned amount as interest. They deserve full compensation as recommended by the State Cabinet for their final settlement, he added.
“The urban refugees were provided seven marla plot and Rs 3,500 as their final settlement package”, he said, adding that they were not provided any assistance for carrying out their business and hence they must be considered for additional amount of assistance for starting their business.
Chib stated that State cabinet recommended 5 per cent reservation in professional colleges in other States of India but no reservation quota in the State professional colleges. He demanded reservation in the State professional institutions as well as in other States institutions.
“State Cabinet has recommended reservation of employment for the PoJK refugees in Army, BSF and CRPF and by doing this NC led Government smacks of deep rooted conspiracy against these refugees to oust them from the Jammu and Kashmir”, he added.
“The reservation quota for Gujjar, Bakerwals, SC, ST, OBC and Pahari speaking areas has been granted in the State employment and professional colleges as well as in the assembly of the State”, he said.
He said that the process of implementation of the financial package sanctioned by the Government of India in august 2000 has not been initiated by the PRO Jammu. He urged PRO Jammu and Divisional Commissioner Jammu to implement the package.
The front appealed to all the PoJK refugees of State to remain united to fight against their enemies and to remove them from the helm of affairs in the ensuing assembly elections.
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