Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 15: Mission Statehood J&K (MSJK) activists here today staged a protest demonstration demanding release of cash relief to flash-floods and heavy rainfall hit families.
The protest was led by MSJK president, Sunil Dimple, along with the families hit by the calamity.
Addressing the protesters, Dimple said no cash relief has been provided to the people whose houses were damaged in heavy rains.
“A central team visited J&K to assess the losses but so far no financial aid has been provided to the victims,” he maintained adding: “It is unfortunate that the Union Government has not given even a single penny as financial help to the victims of calamity to repairs the damaged houses.”
The MSJK leader appealed to the people of Jammu to donate for flood and heavy rainfall victims.
He said that PM Modi should announce a financial package for the calamity victims in J&K.
Meena Bano, Sameena, Rafiq Chowdhary, Liyaqat Ali, Shabier Hussain, Altaf Hussain, Nasir, Arish, Mohammad Hussain, Yasin Malik, Dilwar Malik, Akbar Khan, Sanyam Pandoh, Divanshu Kapahi, Sahil Singh and others were also present in the protest.
