Poonch, May 14: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) President, Tariq Hameed Karra Wednesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should announce a special comprehensive package for the relief and rehabilitation of the shelling-affected population.
Strongly condemning Pakistan for targeting the civilian population in Poonch, Rajouri, and elsewhere in Jammu and Kashmir, Karra expressed grief and sorrow with families of those killed or injured besides suffering the loss of livestock and properties.
During this visit, he undertook an extensive tour of various affected areas of Poonch district and met the bereaved families and families that suffered damages to livestock, houses, and other properties.
Along with other Congress leaders, Karra visited Baila in the Mandi area of Poonch and offered condolences to the family of an Islamic scholar Qari Muhammad Iqbal besides another person killed in shelling in Bandichechian.
Karra regretted that he was labelled by a section of national media as a terrorist which was highly condemnable and that appropriate legal action needed to be taken against them.
ìThis has hurt the shattered family and all right-thinking people in the society besides harming his image and causing the worst mischief,î he said.
The JKPCC team visited Chaj Troh where two children were buried after getting killed in Dungas near Christ School.
Earlier, Karra along with other senior Congress leaders visited Budha Amarnath Temple and Dera Nangali Sahib and offered prayers for peace, harmony, and brotherhood.
They later visited Bagyala Masjid Zia-ul-Uloom, Poonch City, Gita Bhawan, Gurudawara Singh Sabha Mohalla, and the house of Surjan Singh who was also killed. The Congress leaders also visited the hospital to enquire about the injured.
They also visited the houses of all those who lost their lives in Poonch besides several other affected families. The people demanded compensation for the loss of lives, property, crops, livestock, and houses without any delay.
Talking to reporters, Karra condemned Pakistan for targeting the civilian population and causing huge loss of lives and properties of common people. He said that Poonch district was the worst affected district in the India-Pakistan conflagration in the entire country.
Karra regretted that PM Modi did not name Poonch even once in his speech on Tuesday. He said the PM should accept the Congressí demand of chairing an All Party Meet besides a special session of the Parliament to discuss the details of the situation right from the Pahalgam killings to the ceasefire.
ìThe nation has a right to know the various aspects of the past 20 days and terms of ceasefire besides measures and packages for relief and rehabilitation of a large number of affected people,î Karra said. He demanded more community and individual bunkers with all facilities in different parts of Poonch district.
Later the Congress leaders visited Mankote, Mendhar and offered condolences to the bereaved families.
He was accompanied by JKPCC Working President Raman Bhalla, former Legislative Council Chairman Jahangir Mir, All India Congress Committee (AICC) Secretaries Shah Nawaz Chaudhary, Neeraj Kundan, JKPCC chief spokesman Ravinder Sharma, MLA Iftikhar Ahmed, District Congress Committee (DCC) President Poonch S Rajinder Singh Kaka, Indian Youth Congress (IYC) Secretary Ajaz Chaudhary, former Block Development Council (BDC) chairperson Mir Iqbal, President NSUI Ajay Lakhotra, Kisan Cell Chairman Bharat Priye, Vice President PYC Arif Qazmi, Mudasar, and Fiyaz Dewan.
