Bhalla visits Pak firing affected villages, listen to woes of firing victims

JAMMU, October 27,2023:-Expressing concerns and sympathies with the people who are affected by firing from across the border during ceasefire violations by Pakistan, JKPCC Working President Raman Bhalla along with prominent Congress leaders today visited Pak firing affected villages Kanshipur, Changia, Treva, Arnia town, and assessed losses caused due to ceasefire violation by Pakistan in yesterday overnight firing. He was accompanied with PCC General Secretary Shashi Sharma, Kailash Saini Councillor, Puri, Bharat Bhushan Bunty, Yash Saini Councillor, Sarpanch Balbir Kour, Sarpanch Rinku Langeh, Pardeep Bhalla, Naresh Kumar Councillor, KC Saini, Sat Pal Bhagat, Jeet Raj Saini Councillor, Rattan Lal, Kamal Kumar Keemti Bhagat, Rajesh Kumar, Major Singh Saini ,Tarsem Singh Saini besides others.

Speaking on the occasion, Bhalla said Government should make all out efforts to ensure their safety and security of the life and property of the border town. He also demanded district administration to ensure all basic amenities to the affected families.He also called upon affected family members that the people of entire J&K share their grief. He  said the time has come to silence the Pakistani guns along the LoC and international border. He also criticized the Centre and state government over their response to ceasefire violations and said it was the responsibility of the BJP-led NDA dispensation to find a solution. Lauding the role of BSF in safeguarding the borders, the Congress leader said “the force has done a good job and it has done what was required of it”.

Congress leader reached out to the victims of Pakistani firing along the International Border (IB) said that the Modi government has “no policy” to deal with Pakistan and Jammu and Kashmir. Bhalla was replying to questions regarding the alleged failure of the central government’s policy to deal with Pakistan and ensure putting an end to the ceasefire violations along the Indo-Pak border that has not spared even children. Expressing shock over shelling on civilians in Arnia village, Bhalla said that deliberately targeting civilians areas is the latest design of the Pakistan and seems to be aimed at creating fear all along the borders in J&K.

Interacting with the border firing affected people of, Bhalla said that Pakistani Army is indulging in cowardice act by firing on the innocent border people. This is being done only to divert the attention of the people of its country as Pak govt has failed on all fronts. Pakistan is facing internal crisis. Their efforts to misguide Kashmiri youth have also failed. This is desperation on the part of Pakistani forces and its agency ISI, he added.He listened to the woes of the firing victims and demanded every possible help from Government. The people told them that how they were passing sleepless nights due to constant shelling from Pak side. They said that the cattle were being killed and ripened crop is also getting damaged.  They demanded that 5 marla  plots be provided to the border villages at the safer places. He  also demanded that ex-gratia/relief  to the Pak firing victims should be enhanced.