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Vishva Samvad Kendra |
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RSS Resolution on
The Displaced People of the Border Our people living at the international border of Bharat and Pakistan and at the LoC border in Jammu and Kashmir are exposed to repeated shelling and as a result they had to shift to safer places for shelter. The same situation persists even today. The Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari Mandal (ABKM) expresses its deep concern to these citizens at their current situation. It is well known that nearly 30,000 uprooted people belonging to the Akhnoor sector in the region of Jammu following the Kargil War are till today found displaced and deserted. The troops of Bharat are holding the frontier line steadfastly ever since the terrorist attack on Bharat's Parliament on Dec. 13 2001. May 14,2002 saw the terrorist attack on Kaluchak in Jammu where the members of the soldiers' families were housed. The situation since then has become explosive. In addition, heavy shelling from Pakistan side continues as a counter measure Bharatiya army has planted explosive mines at the border. As a result more than 2 lakhs of people belonging to nearly 250 villages have abandoned their surroundings and are today homeless. Their crops are destroyed and the cattle-wealth is in jeopardy. It has put a question mark not only on their present but also on their future. The ABKM urges the people and the Government - both Central as well as the State - to initiate necessary measures and attend to the problems of the people who are the most reliable sentinals of our endangered borders. The ABKM demands as under : I) The army has put in explosive mines in an area of 17,000 acres. Compensation to the displaced was determined on this basis. But the ground reality is that the land area on which the farmers can hardly move for any work is not less than p,000 acres, so their total loss is not adequately compensated. The army as well as the local authorities are urged to recognize the anomaly with a view to provide redressal before the rains. Help is also solicited for the cattle welfare, house repair and compensation adequate enough to restart life. II) Relief Camps be provided with necessary amenities including schools to the children and medical aid to the needy. The life of the wage earners calls for greater care. III) The amount of compensation given to the displaced people of the international borders near Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat, at certain places, is less than the loss they had to face. This anomaly needs immediate redressal.. |