Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 4: Though condition of one fasting KP youth deteriorated at Jagti and he was shifted to Government Medical College Hospital for treatment late to night, the indefinite fast of relief holders demanding enhancement of cash relief continued at Jagti township today.
The condition of Sunil Pandita who is sitting on indefinite hunger strike for last four days deteriorated to late tonight and he was shifted to GMC Hospital for treatment by the camp inmates who accused the authorities of not taking the care of the fasting relief holders and alleged none from the administration visited the township today.
Earlier demanding the enhancement of cash relief the protestors warned self immolation in case the demand was not settled within days. They accused the Government of adopting delaying tactics and misleading the relief holders on the issue.
They alleged that the Government has deceived them by making false promise earlier also and this time they will stick to their stand and not budge an inch from their demand. Justifying the demand, Ajay Bhat who is on fast unto death along with two other youth Sunil Pandita and Rajinder Pandita said that for last five years the Government did not enhance the relief and in view of skyrocketing prices it has become too difficult for a family provided meager cash doles from the Government to make its both ends meet. “We are left with no alternative but to commit self immolation in case the demand was not settled within the stipulated time” Ajay added.
The protesting relief holders also alleged lack of medicare facilities and accused the medical authorities of the camp for not taking proper care of the deteriorating condition of fasting youth. One more youth Kaka Ji Kachroo also joined the fasting relief holders today.
However, this allegation was totally turned down by BMO Dansal who said that proper medicare facilities have been provided to the fasting youth and he was himself camping at Jagti yesterday up to 8 pm.
He however alleged that despite the repeated pleas of the authorities the mob did not allow them to shift the fasting youth to GMC Hospital Jammu.
Meanwhile, Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) leader and Deputy Speaker Sartaj Madni and former Minister and MLA Bijebehara, Abdul Rehman Veeri, INTUC national secretary, P N Pandita, Kashmiri Pandit Sabha chief, K K Khosa, Panun Kashmir chairman, Dr Ajay Chrungoo, PK president, Ashwani Kumar Chrungoo and JKVM senior leader Ashok Kangan have held Government responsible for the yesterday’s Jagti episode.
Panun Kashmir chairman Dr Ajay Chrungoo while taking the Government to task warned it of serious consequences if it does not change its rigid attitude towards the displaced people. He warned that the entire community will come on roads in case the genuine demands of relief holders and Jagti inmates were not settled.
PK President Ashwani Kumar Chrungoo while condemning the yesterday’s police action at Jagti asked the Government not to test the patience of displaced Pandits and take an immediate decision regarding relief enhancement.
K K Khosa and Prof A N Sadhu, while expressing their full support to relief holders in their present struggle asked the Government to desist from using force against the migrants peacefully fighting for their demands.
JKVM leader Ashok Kangan, INTUC national secretary, P N Pandita, Samaj Wadi Party leader Inder Ji Labroo, AMCCC chairman Ajay Bharti, Tope Sherkhania Welfare Committee representative, Shiban Ji said that Government was provoking migrants to resort to agitation by adopting a rigid attitude towards their demands.
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