Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 15: Maintai-ning that BJP stands committed to mitigate the sufferings of PoJK refugees, party state general secretary, Dr Narinder Singh today said that it will fulfil all poll promises made with them.
Talking to reporters here, Dr Singh accused that the successive Governments of Congress at the Centre only betrayed the PoJK refugees and did not bother to listen to their grievances or settle their problems. The BJP formed Government under Atal Behari Vajpayee for the first time and it displayed concern towards these refugees when Rs 1.5 lakh for each family was released as land deficiency financial compensation, he added.
Similarly, when BJP again came into power at the Centre in 2014 it reiterated its commitment to settle the problems of refugees, he said , adding soon after coming to power Prime Minister Narendra Modi sanctioned a financial package of Rs 2000 crores to be distributed among the PoJK refugees. This fully indicates that BJP is concerned towards the welfare of the refugees and it ahs not exploited them like other political parties.
Dr. Singh made it clear that the package of Rs 2000 crore, which is under the process of distribution among the beneficiaries, is not final and the BJP will continue to seek more funds from the Union Government for their welfare. To ensure transparency and check corruption, the exercise of distribution of the package is undertaken through online transfer method, he added.
He also cautioned the refugees against the touts who are misleading them on one account or the other to grind their own axe.
The BJP leader said that the process and the required documentary proofs will also result in enlisting of the details of PoJK refugees and any future benefit will be directly transferred into their individual account.
Dr Singh further said that the party activists have been voluntarily helping the applicants for availing the financial package and any PoJK refugee, who comes across any problem in getting his or her claim case processed, can contact the party without any hesitation.
BJP State spokesperson Balbir Ram Rattan and Refugee Cell State convenor Pt. Ashok Khajuria were also present in the press conference.
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