Excelsior Correspondent
NOWSHERA, Apr 3: PCC chief spokesperson and former MLC Ravinder Sharma visited remote and border areas of Nowshera-Sunderbani and held meetings with cross sections of society and took stock of the problems being faced by them.
He visited the resident of Jasvinder Singh, who was injured in the recent public-police clash at Nowshera and lost his eye. Sharma arranged finance assistance of Rs 60,000 out of his party colleague MLC’s CDF and Rs 10,000 out of his pension for specialized treatment.
Sharma held a meeting of displaced persons of PoK at Lamberi and listened to their problems regarding getting relief of Rs 5.5 lakh. The people demanded full amount of Rs30 lakh to each family, as promised by the Government.
He also visited Jhanger area to condole the death of a student killed in the road accident and interacted with the residents who complained the shortage of drinking water due to non functioning of lift water scheme. He also met the people of Laroka, Lam border residents who have not been compensated for the loss of lives, their live stock and crops due to firing across the border.