Jammu and Kashmir Aam Aadmi Party Unit President and Doda MLA and MLA, Mehraj Malik visited Poonch district on Sunday and met families who were affected in Pakistan, which during the increased India-Pakistan tension.
Speaking to ANI, Malik criticized the BJP -led Center, alleging that Pakistan’s shelling victims have not yet been compensated. He further demanded that people who lost their lives in Pakistan be given the status of “martyr”.
The AAP MLA said, “People who have lost their lives in war have not yet been compensated and those who have been damaged have not been compensated.
“Now, they (government) are not compensating for losses, they are paying only 20,000 rupees. When you see that the houses where glasses have been damaged are at a cost of millions; people’s shops shutters are broken, then millions are priced. If you can’t stand with people, how people will fight the war,” they said.
Calling the central government’s policy “ineffective” and “unsuccessful”, JK’s loan AAP MLA claimed that 900 bunkers manufactured by the Ministry of Home Affairs are not in good condition.
He said, “I have written a letter to the Union Home Ministry for the Bunkers. I have clearly written that 415 crores spent on 900 bunkers are not good. They have not been made better. Those who are constructing tanks inside their homes are better than that. If every house can build 1-2 lakh rupees, then we can make a bunker.
Meanwhile, on the first Saturday, the Indian Army carried out a door-to-door outreach in villages near the Line of Control (LOC) in Poonach, which were severely affected by the recent Pakistani shelling.
As part of relief efforts, the army personnel distributed the necessary supply to the residents, including drugs and ration, while also interacted with them to understand their needs.
On 17 May, JK Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said that the administration is working on a comprehensive plan to seek the help of the Center for rehabilitation of residents affected by Pakistan’s shells.
“Many homes and commercial properties have been damaged here due to adverse shelling. Today I visited those places with a senior administrative officer, saw my own eyes, and people interacted to understand their problems … immediate assistance has been provided, based on the assessment of the administration.
Intense shelling by Pakistan during a recent struggle with India has left a mark of destruction in the border villages and districts across the Line of Control (LOC) in Jammu and Kashmir, the local people suffer their homes and livelihoods.
Earlier, Surinder Chaudhary, vice -president of Jammu and Kashmir, visited the border villages near LoC in Rajouri district and interacted with residents affected by recent enmity.
The visit followed the ruthless Pakistani shelling in the civil areas of Jammu and Kashmir Post Operation Sindoor, which was held on 7 May. Operation was held on 22 April in vengeance for the Pahgam terror attack, killing 26 people, including a Nepali National.
Meanwhile, local people living in the border villages demanded that the government give them compensation for damaged houses. He urged the Government of India for his misconception for “not left Pakistan”.
In the early hours of May 7, the Indian armed forces attacked nine terrorist bases inside Pakistan and Pakistan -occupied Kashmir (POK) under ‘Operation Sindoor’. (AI)
