Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 1: Panun Kashmir (PK) has launched a scathing attack on the administration for what it termed as “criminal neglect” of flood-hit victims living in migrant camps across Jammu. Teams of Panun Kashmir (PK) have been visiting the affected areas for the past eight days, reporting deplorable conditions in Jagti, Buta Nagar, Muthi, Purkhoo and Nagrota camps where genocide victims are putting up.
According to the organisation, thousands of displaced Kashmiri Pandit families are living in “intolerable and unsafe conditions.” Camps have been left without electricity and water supply for days, while continuous rainfall has caused roofs to seep and walls to crumble. At Jagti, residents fear ceilings may collapse any moment, while in Buta Nagar and Purkhoo families are spending nights in darkness, struggling for drinking water and medical assistance.
Dr. Ajay Chrungoo, Chairman of Panun Kashmir, said the situation was a direct outcome of long-standing official indifference. “We had repeatedly raised the issue of fragile infrastructure and warned of impending catastrophe. What we are witnessing today is not merely a natural calamity but the inevitable consequence of criminal apathy,” he said.
Panun Kashmir (PK) teams reported that elderly residents, children, and the infirm were the worst hit, with conditions worsening by the day. “Relief has not reached the victims, no contingency measures have been taken, and genocide victims are being forced to suffer in silence yet again. This is a humanitarian calamity and a blot on governance,” the statement added.
Calling for urgent intervention from the highest levels of Government, Panun Kashmir demanded immediate restoration of power and water supplies, emergency medical aid, and repair of crumbling camp structures. “If the State fails to act now, history will record this neglect not as oversight but as complicity in the continued suffering of genocide victims,” Dr. Chrungoo warned.
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