| JPUF rebukes anti-refugees stance of NC, AIP, Kashmiri leaders; holds protest | | 'Hails JPC recommendations favouring refugees' | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 12: Rebuking the anti-refugees remarks of NC, AIP (Awami Itihad Party), and other Valley based parties Jammu Pradesh United Front (JPUF) staged a massive protest demonstration and strongly opposed and deplored the anti-national and divisive psyche of the Kashmiri leaders and the angry protestors of the front torched the effigy of Hurriyat Conference.
The protest was led by Balwant Singh Mankotia, Convenor of the front and other senior leaders of the various political and social organizations.
Amid slogans against the Kashmiri parties by the JPUF activists, the Balwant Singh Mankotia said that JPC (Joint Parliamentary Committee) formed by the Government of India has sent the recommendations granting the citizenship rights to the West PaK Refugees and one time settlement of POJK and Chhamb refugees of 1947, 1965, 1971, besides de-freezing of eight assembly seats to accommodate them.
He said that JPUF hailed the recommendations of JPC favouring the refugees and any move to jeopardize the proposal will have serious repercussions.
Mankotia castigated the Kashmiri based parties and separatist organizations for showing the negative posturing regarding the settlement proposal of the refugees and warned them to refrain from creating a communal disharmony and further polarization in the state.
"J&K state has been suffering because of the myopic mindset of the leaders like Geelani, Er Rashid and Ali Mohd Sagar and their anti national rants have been instrumental in widening the fissures between the regions of the state, he said adding, "proposed relief package to the refugees who have been deprived socio-political rights for the last 67 years should be perceived as a noble move of philanthropy and welcomed by all the sects of the society." He added if these refugees had been settled in other countries like USA, UK or Canada they would have attained the citizenship rights after three or four years. "Organizations like Hurriyat Conference always project Kashmir issue as the case of human right violation on the International Forum and now why they are opposing the settlement proposal of the refugees justifying the human rights ?" Mankotia wondered. Udey Chand, Spokesman JPUF appealed to the likeminded Social organizations, Intellectual forums and Political parties to join JPUF to strengthen its base and to intensify the movement in support of Refugees Sunil Dimple, Spokesman JPUF condemned the statements of the PDP, NC, Huriyat Conference Chairman Sayeed Ali shah Gelani, and Er Rashid. Krishan Singh Manhas (Hindu Shiv Sena), Anan Sharm, Pritam Sharma (Kranti Dal), Rajesh Kesari (Shiv Sena Hindustan), Rajeev Mahajan (Ram Sena), Rajan Gupta (Hindustan Shiv Sena), Ritu Raj Sharma (DRF), Parduman Singh (SSF), Kailash Bhanotra (DKD), Sumeer Gupta (Team Jammu) and Sanjeev Gupta (JPPF) also were present in this protest. |
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