Excelsior Correspondent
POONCH, Dec 6: Former MLC, Dr Shehnaz Ganai today condemned Pakistan for the frequent ceasefire violations along the LOC in Poonch and demanded that a befitting response be given to the neighbouring country.
In a press statement here today Dr Shehnaz said repeated incidents of cross LoC shelling from Pakistan in Poonch is a cause of grave concern.
She visited Government Medical College at Jammu to meet those injured in the cross LOC shelling in Poonch and urged the Government to provide free Medical treatment to the injured persons and also compensation for the damages caused to the villagers.
Expressing anguish over the fact that despite Bandi Chechian and the neighbouring villages being on LoC, no bunker has till date been constructed by the Government in the area. While expressing sympathies with the families of those killed and injured in the shelling, Dr Ganai said that Government is duty bound to protect and safe guard the lives of its citizens and demanded that immediate steps need to be taken for construction of community bunkers for the people living along LC and also for the live stock.
While expressing grave concern over the allocation of only 1300 to 1400 bunkers which include community and individual bunkers for district Poonch, Ganai requested Lt Governor that the matter needs to be looked into again because of the fact that there are more than 38,000 people in district Poonch who reside very close to LOC and destruction and damage to their lives and property is high as such as compared to other border districts of the J&K UT.
Ex- MLC urged the Government to consider the recommendation of the State Legislative Council which has passed a resolution for providing 5 marlas of land to the families living near Border/LOC. She said district Poonch has nearly 145 kms long area which is falling along LoC.
Highest number of casualties have been witnessed during the last five years across the LOC in Poonch and the risk of the human lives and the live stock is much higher here.
Dr Ganai requested the Lt Governor to sanction more individual and community bunkers in district Poonch for the safety of the people.
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