Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 9: In continuation of signature campaign launched by Jammu Kashmir Sharnarthi Action Committee (JKSAC), a meeting of DPs of 1947 from PoK was held at Bidipur, a border village of Tehsil Suchetgarh, to aware the DPs about their legitimate final settlements issues pending redressal for the last seven decades.
Number of DPs from adjoining villages of Naibasti, Bhojpur, Kotli Mir Diyan and Koterana participated and demanded early implementation of JPC on Home Affairs Report No. 183 wherein ex-gratia relief of Rs 30 lakhs to each DP family and employment package/reservation for their wards has been recommended till PoK is vacated by GOI and loss of their left-out properties are assessed.
While elaborating the motive behind the signature campaign, Gurdev Singh, President JKSAC alongwith Dwarka Nath Khajuria, Des Raj and Gurdial Singh informed that signature campaign has been launched to aware the DPs regarding their legitimate final rehabilitation which is still incomplete and insufficient after lapse of such a long period. He further informed the participants that it is being done to apprise President of India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah about the injustice the DPs has suffered for such a long time.
He also drew attention towards an order number REV/EP/32/2015, dated 26-07-2017 which has been addressed to Div Comm. Jammu by the Financial Commissioner Jammu stating that “No further claim of DPs of any kind should be entertained in view of the Relief package of Rs 5.5 lakhs announced by GOI as one time settlement of all the claims. He strongly condemned such orders which have no ground and are mischievous thus violating the policies and commitments of the Central Govt.
Gurdev Singh alongwith other speaker urged upon the Central Govt for early acceptance and implementation of the JPC report and also appealed to Lt Governor Manoj Sinha to take-up the DPs issue with the Prime Minister and Home Minister with a proper roadmap as per the JPC Report and as per assurance given to DPs in a meeting held on Dec 19, 2020.
The other members, who spoke, included Capt Harbans Singh, Harnam Singh, Ch Jasbir Singh, Lamberdar Mohan Lal and Bhagwan Singh.
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