Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Oct 8: Seeking an end to border hostilities, the National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah today called for restoration of peace as the main brunt was being faced by the border dewellers.
Expressing concern over dislocation of border inhabitants due to shelling on LoC and International Border along Jammu and Kashmir, Dr Abdullah made a fervent appeal to Indo-Pak leadership for peace and taking effective as well as urgent measures in this regard. “Escalation of tension has forced relocation of people from the forward areas that is causing enormous problems to them,” he said while particularly referring about the damages caused to property and injuries to several persons in the border areas of Poonch District.
The NC president also sought immediate rehabilitation of the sufferers and emphasized the need for providing adequate compensation to the farmers whose standing crops have been damaged due to shelling.
Meanwhile, on the instructions of the NC president, former MLA and Provincial Youth National Conference president Ajaz Jan visited the affected villages. He sought loan on easy installments for the shopkeepers whose establishments have been damaged due to shelling.
Mr Jan camped for two days in shelling hit Sabjian and Shahpur villages and urged the party cadre to extend all assistance to those in need.
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