Excelsior Correspondent
Poonch, Sept 9: Madan Lal Sharma Member Parliament Jammu Poonch Constituency conducted an extensive tour of Border Villages in Poonch Constituency. He visited Balakote, KG & Poonch sectors and interacted with the people.
Mr. Sharma in his address condemned the firing from across the border and expressed his solidatory and support with the people. He informed that he met with Prime Minister, Defence Minister and Home Minister at Delhi and took up the issues related to border and demanded insurance for the life, crop and property of the people, enhancement in compensation to the victims of border firing and shelling at par with the victims of militancy.
Mr. Sharma strongly demanded to end this discrimination. He also demanded recruitment from border areas on priority basis with relaxation. He requested the Government to increase rent of the land under Army use and suggested that Army should acquire that land and provide suitable compensation to the people.
Mr Sharma also strongly demanded the shifting of border fence to zero point. People of the area raised local demands related to drinking water, pensions & road connectivity. Sarpanchs while raising demands said that BADP plan is approved without consulting them and some works are in violation of the guidelines of BADP. They expressed displeasure with State Government and voiced that on one side State Government claims that 14 Departments and schemes like BADP will be developed in consultation with Panchayats but on ground Sarpanchs are at all not consulted.
Member Parliament while addressing said he has always asked the officers to prepare BADP plans in consultation with Panchayats.
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