SOS Int’l delegation, others call on Kavinder; raise issues
STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: There is no match in the history to the steps taken by the PM Narendra Modi led government in providing succor to the refugees from PoK as for the first time the hapless community got Rs 5.5 lakh as relief. This was stated by senior BJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Kavinder Gupta during a meeting with delegation of SOS International, an organization of PoK ‘refugees’ settled in J&K. The delegation was led by its Chairman, Rajiv Chunni, which also submitted a memorandum to the former deputy CM. mRajiv apprised Kavinder that for the last more than one year there’s no permanent Provincial Rehabilitation Officer in Jammu and the charge has been handed over to Special Secretary, Disaster Management Department who sits in Civil Secretariat, Jammu/Srinagar which has made things cumbersome for the refugee community as earlier the Custodian Jammu was Ex Officio Provincial Rehabilitation Officer, Jammu, which was the win-win situation for the refugees because the PoJK were allotted both State and Custodian lands and one officer on the post of Custodian Jammu and Provincial Rehabilitation Officer, Jammu was a good arrangement because it was easy for PoJK DPs to get their job done related to both offices at single window (With single officer). He said that the Prime Minister’s cash assistance scheme for PoJK DPs is totally halted for the last more than one year due to this wrong decision of the authorities of bifurcation of Custodian Jammu and PRO Jammu posts, therefore the same needs to be rectified as soon as possible. He also demanded relaxation in documentation which is being sought from PoJK, Chhamb DPs of 1965, 71 and WPRs which is totally discriminatory.
Claiming that Government has abruptly stopped the PM’s cash assistance scheme for PoJK DPs which is unjustified because still 50% families have not received the aforesaid relief, he demanded extension of the date for filing claims.
After listening to the demands of SOS International delegation, Kavinder said that he will project the demands at the concerned quarters for considering the same.
He said that relief to refugees is testimony to the fact that what BJP government under PM MOdi has done for the refugees no other government has even thought of doing the same.
Meanwhile, newly elected members of Bawe Wali Market Association today met Kavinder Gupta and expressed gratitude to him for extending wholeheartedly support during the elections. They said that role played by the seasoned BJP leader was phenomenal and they are highly obliged. Ankush Khajuria, President, General Secretary Sumit Bajrangi, Vivel Patyal and several were present.
Later in a statement issued to media persons, Kavinder applauded the stand taken by the Delimitation Commission after going through the details of the suggestions and objections submitted by the associate members. He said that the sincerity shown by the panel in demarking the constituencies is exemplary and the UT of J&K is indebted to the role played by the Delimitation Commission in redrawing the seats with extreme precision.