Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 6: PoK DPs indefinite chain dharna that is being held under the banner of SOS International – an organization for PoK Displaced Persons today entered into Day 11 at its headquarter in Bakshi Nagar, Jammu.
Today’s dharna was led by Prof Ashok Kumar. He was accompanied by Vishal Sudan, Vijay Kumar Sharma, Ashwani Gupta, Jagjit Singh and Kuldeep Singh. While speaking on the occasion, Prof Ashok lambasted the Government for its step motherly treatment with PoK DPs.
Prof Ashok reacted very harshly to the statement made by BJP that other political parties are visiting at dharna site for their vested interests. He added that BJP blamed other party for excluding 5, 300 families from the package and patting its back. “It is quite unfortunate that politics is being played over those who have been going through ultimate trauma and faced genocide of their near and dear ones in 1947,” he added.
“BJP states that the present relief amount to the tune of Rs 5.50 lakh is just a tip of iceberg as it is just only 1st installment of more liberal funds after the judicious utilization of present fund of Rs 2000 crore,” he said, adding he would like to ask that if 1st installment has taken such a long time of more than 3 years then, one can easily assess that it will take decades to disburse the full relief amount.
He further said that BJP claims it believes in equality but PoK DPs have never experienced this preamble of Constitution that is firmly proclaimed by it because two displaced communities are being treated with different yard stick. “If BJP is that much permissible then why doesn’t it provide same facilities that are being enjoyed by Valley Migrants? There should be no difference in saying and doings. The approach of Government ought to be reasonable while dealing with two different displaced communities of same status of the State,” he further said.
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