Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 3: Jagti Tenement Committee Soan Kashmir Front here today organized a protest rally which started from Jagti Camp and went to Police Post Jagti.
The protesters were demanding hike in monthly cash relief of relief holders Kashmiri Pandits (KPs) from Rs. 13,000 to Rs. 25,000 per family.
Addressing the protesters, Shadi Lal Pandita, Front leader said today their protest entered day 94 but none from the Government met them to listen their demands.
He also demanded Government job for those families which have no family member in Government job till date and demanded a new package of 20,000 posts for such families.
Pandita claimed that there are many families in KP community which were unable to teach their children beyond matriculation due to migration and demanded 5000 Class IV jobs for such people.
He appealed to the Director General of Police to start a recruitment drive at Jagti Township and other migrant camps for KP unemployed youth so that they can also get an opportunity to serve the nation.
“For rehabilitation of KPs in Kashmir valley, the Government should set up three satellite townships in Baramulla, Srinagar and Anantnag where at least 35,000 families can live in each township together,” Pandita maintained.
Raj Kumar Tickoo, Front Convener; Kashi Nath Bhat, Vice President; Ravinder Koul, M.L Razdan, Vijay Bakshi, Kamal Pandita, Vinod Moza, Rakesh Ambardar, Shuban Raina, Mithan Pandita, Shadi Lal Koul, Rakesh Tickoo, S. Charanjeet Singh, Javaid Ahmad and others were also present in the protest.
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