Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 24: Expres-sing immense shock over the loss of property and life caused by the persistent heavy mortar shelling and firing by Pakistan on the forward villages of IB and LoC, National Panthers Party activists staged a protest demonstration spearheaded by party chairman Harsh Dev Singh and State president Yash Paul Kundal at Exhibition Ground here today.
While torching the effigy of the BJP-PDP combine, the angry protesters slammed the Central as well as the State Govt for their despicable apathy and gross failure to provide succor to the border residents of Jammu region as promised by both the Governments.
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Harsh Dev Singh while addressing the media condemned Pakistan for pounding the forward villages all along the IB and LoC with heavy shelling and firing which had thrown the life of the people out of gear. He said that the border residents were living in horrifying atmosphere and the BJP partnered State Government had paid no heed to their plight and miseries as of now.
He pointed out that the children, women and aged were the worst sufferers of the Pak misadventure who were looking at the administration for an immediate relief and rehabilitation to safer zones. He further maintained that the frequent attacks on civilians were the worst features of border skirmishes and the border villages had turned into war zones with sounds of falling mortar shells and automatic weapons. He added that several human lives and livestock had perished during incessant firing and shelling besides heavy damage had been caused to the crops.
Deeply anguished over the miserable plight of the border dwellers all along the IB and LoC in Jammu region, Harsh Dev expressed his resentment against the Central and State Government’s apathy for not providing any ex-gratia relief to the families and employment to next of kin of the persons killed during the terrifying shelling as promised by them.
Kundal raised demands of the people living in border regarding reservation besides other benefits and privileges for the border dwellers at par with the residents of ALC.
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