Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 4: Strongly condemning Pakistan for targeting civilians, senior Congress leader and former Dy Chief Minister, Tara Chand today visited Pargwal border sector in Khour and took stock of the problems of the firing affected people.
He lashed out at the Modi Govt and strongly condemned Pakistan for targeting civilian population deep inside, which is violation of international norms and said that Modi led BJP Govt has proved to be worst failure to ensure safety and security of border residents in the State.
He also criticised BJP-PDP Govt for its unsympathetic and insensitive attitude towards border are people, as none of the ministers visited the area which has become the worst target of Pakistan shelling and the villagers are in fear because they have no proper communication or arrangement for shifting to safer places. He regretted that this treatment of Govt is highly irresponsible and unfortunate towards border residents.
Tara Chand, who was first leader to visit the area to enquire about the injured said that there is lot of panic and anger amongst people over the failure of Govt to control Pakistan from resorting to shelling time and again, as a result the border residents are between the devil and deep sea.
Senior Congress leader strongly criticized Modi Govt for its utter failure to deal with Pakistan during four years of its regime and said that Pakistan has caused huge loss in terms of human lives and property. He said that the number of causalities and record number of ceasefire violations, are the highest during Modi regime as compare to last 70 years in any peace time. This shows the worst failure of Modi Govt towards Pak as neither he could translate his words of 56″ Chest to teach Pakistan a lesson, nor restore peace despite unscheduled visit to Lahore.
Prime Minister Modi owes an explanation to the nation especially the border residents on this front , he said adding that since independence the people of border area have been suffering. He said that the demand of the border area people for 5 marlas plots at safer place is a quite genuine. This Govt has promised the same but nothing has been done in this regard. He also demanded that Govt should provide monetary help of Rs 10 lakh to each family for construction of shelters. He demanded Rs 20 lakh to each civilian casualty and Rs 5 lakh to each injured in the firing besides the adequate relief for the loss of crops and cattle in the firing . He also demanded RBA status to the people residing within the radius of 5 Kms of border.
PCC Members Hari Singh Chib and Suram Singh, BCC president Pargwal Daljit Singh and DCC Jammu Member, Ram Saroop also accompanied.
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