Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, June 18: Pradesh Congress Committee chief GA Mir has said that Modi- led BJP Government is treating people of Jammu and Kashmir as beggars and the so called package just announced by the Centre is a cruel joke with the flood affected people of Kashmir.
Addressing party convention at Shopian today, Mir said State and Centre Govt is rubbing the salt on the wounds of people and take their agony and anguish as for granted. He said the Congress Party strongly condemned this prejudiced attitude of BJP Govt towards J&K State.
PCC chief lashed out at Centre and State Government for treating people of Kashmir and Jammu as beggars. He said the Sept 2014 deluge which has brought destruction in Valley and elsewhere, has badly affected the people. It is ironical that instead of rehabilitating them properly, Centre and State Govts are playing with the emotions of people on the name of relief and rehabilitation.
Mir said that PDP has allied with the BJP for the development and rehabilitation of flood affected people of Jammu and Kashmir, but the so called package just announced by the Centre punctured all the promises of PDP. People who voted for PDP feel cheated and misled.
PCC chief recalled that the relief to earthquake victims of 2005 had reminded the people that UPA Ist under the leadership of Dr Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi provided relief package of Rs 2.50 lakh to every affected family and Rs 6 lack to victims of Uttrakhand, keeping in view the present price rise and market value, INC and NC Govt had recommended Rs 10 lakh for fully damaged house Rs 6 lakh for severely damaged house and Rs 3 lakh for partially damaged to the Centre Govt, but the prejudiced approach of the BJP Govt have further agonized the people and this so called package is something like rubbing salt on the wounds affected people of 2014 deluge.
Mir urged the State and Centre Governments to stop playing with emotions of people and warned that consequences of this will certainly be very disturbing for them (PDP- BJP).
Former minister Taj Mohi- ud- Din expressed surprise over the so called package of Centre Govt, he said flood affected people like traders, shopkeepers, common people whose house got damaged, need to be rehabilitated, but this package announced by the centre Govt is a cruel joke to people. Mr Taj asked PDP to show some seriousness and address people’s issues without playing politics.
Those who addressed the convention included MLA Mohd Amin Bhat, MLA
Gulzar Ahmad Wani, Mohd Anwar Bhat, Farooq Andrabi, S.S Channi, Hilal Ahmad Shah, Abdul Qayoom Shah, Gulam Mohd Mir, Fayaz Ahmad Dar and Mushtaq Ahmad.
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