Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 2: Former Minister and senior vice president of Pradesh Congress Committee Sham Lal Sharma along with PCC general secretary Manjeet Singh visited border villages of Samba including Rangur, Jerda, Dug, PS Pura, Chowani, Nai Basti and enquired about well being of the people.
Former Minister condemned the act of Pakistani troops and expressed his sympathy to those who lost their dear ones in firing. Mr Sharma demanded that the compensation being paid to the victim of Pakistani firing on civilians be enhanced. He said that compensation should also be paid to those families whose livestock have been killed in shelling.
Congress leader assured the border people that at this time of disturbance, he and his party will always be at their beck and call. He demanded that Government and administration should ensure proper basic facilities for those border people who moved to camps established by the Government. He said the border people should be provided proper place for living, food, water, electricity, bathrooms, sanitation and healthcare.
Mr Sharma lambasted on BJP-PDP Govt for its alleged failure to check the unrest prevailing in the State. The colleges and schools are burnt fearlessly by anti-national elements and it is surprising that so far none of these anti-national elements were nabbed. There is chaos at every level in the State due to inefficiencyof the Government.
Taking a dig at Modi Govt, Sham Lal said that the Prime Minister is engrossed in his activities and it is painful that he has not uttered even a single word about the prevailing situation in the state nor expressed sympathy on the killing of innocent border residents. He assailed BJP for exploiting the isolated incidents at the borders during UPA regime and launched a loud campaign for domestic politics but unfortunately the borders did not witness calm and peace during the short stint of Modi rule.
Sham Lal expressed deep concern over the escalation in the border firing and targeting of the civilian population by Pakistan in the recent months and regretted that people all along the J&K borders and LoC are witnessing the most difficult periods in the recent years.
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