Karra demands PM package for rehabilitation of shelling affected people 

Poonch, May 13: JKPCC President Shri Tariq Hameed Karra has said that the Prime Minister should announce a special comprehensive package for the relief and rehabilitation of the affected population.

Strongly condemning Pakistan for targeting civilian populations in Poonch, Rajouri, and elsewhere, Shri Karra shared the grief & sorrow with families of those martyred or injured, besides suffering great other loss to livestock and properties.

Accompanied by Working President Shri Raman Bhalla, Ex Chairman  JKLC Jahangir Mir,  AiCC Secretaries Shah Nawaz Chaudhary and Neeraj Kundan, Chief Spokesperson Ravinder Sharma, MLA Iftikhar Ahmed, DCC President Poonch S. Rajinder Singh Kaka, IYC Secretary  Ayaz Chaudhary,  Mir Iqbal Ex-BDC, Er Kisan Cell Chairman Bharat Priye,  Arif Qazmi, Vice President PYC today undertook extensive tour of different affected areas of Poonch district to meet the bereaved families and affected families who suffered damages to livestock and houses, other property.

Karra, along with other leaders, visited Baila in the Mandi area in Poonch & offered condolences to the family of an Islamic scholar Qari Mohammed Iqbal, besides another person martyred in shelling in Bandichechian.

 Karra regretted that a martyr was labelled by a section of national media as a terrorist, which is highly condemnable, and appropriate legal action must be taken. This has hurt the shattered family and all right-thinking people in the society besides harming his image causing a worst mischief.

Team visited Chaj Troh, where two children were buried after being martyred in Dungas near Christ School.

Earlier, Shri Tariq Hameed Karra alongwith other senior leaders, visited Shri Budda Amarnath temple and Dera Nangaali sahib &offered prayers for peace, harmony, & brotherhood.

Later they visited  Bagyala Masjid Zia ul aloom, Poonch city ,Gita Bhawan ,Gurudawara Singh Sabha Mohalla, house of martyr Surjan  Singh. They also visited the hospital to inquire about the injured.

The team visited the houses of all those who lost in Poonch and Several other affected families

The people demanded compensation for the loss of lives, property, crops, livestock, houses, etc, without delay.

Shri Bhalla said that Poonch district is the worst affected in the entire country and demanded a special central package from Prime minister to compensate the people besides special recruitment package for border youth in paramilitary forces, apart from construction of more community and individual bunkers.

Talking to reporters, Karra condemned Pakistan for targeting Civilian population causing huge loss of lives and properties of common people and Poonch district is worst affected in whole country. He regretted that Prime Minister didn’t name once the poonch in his speech yesterday.

He said Prime Minister should accept the Congress demand for chairing an all party meet also special session of Parliament to discuss the details of the situation, right from Pehalgam carnage to the ceasefire by a third country. The Nation has a right to know the various aspects of the past twenty days and terms of ceasefire,  etc besides measures and package for relief and rehabilitation of large number of affected people.

He justified the demand for more community and individual bunkers with all facilities in different parts of district. He also forcefully raises the demand for immediate relief and rehabilitation, besides martyr status to all killed.

Later, they visited Mankote, and Mendhar offered condolences to the bereaved families.