JAMMU, Feb 26: Leaders of
displaced families from Pakistan occupied Kashmir and Pakistan, settled
in Jammu for the last 60 to 64 years, continue to blame the Kashmir
centric political leaders for the plight of the refugees.
While those from POK are upset over the prolonged raw deal being meted out to them, those from Pakistan are worried over the inordinate delay in the grant of citizenship rights to them. These leaders have stated that during the last 60 years they have been clamouring against denial of citizenship rights and against the step motherly treatment being meted out to them.
The Association of Pakistan refugees have stated that it is travesty of
fate that their wards are neither eligible for seeking education in
professional colleges within Jammu and Kashmir nor entitled to seek jobs
in the state Government departments.
Prior to the rise of militancy their wards could be recruited in the
Armed Forces and the Paramilitary forces on the basis of the certificate
from the Association President. But after the rise of militancy related
violence the concerned authorities in the Army and the paramilitary
forces demand citizenship certificates in order to be sure about the
bona fides of the applicants.
While blaming the Kashmir centric political parties, like the National
Conference and the PDP, these Refugee leaders said that had the NC and
the PDP been interested the two could lend support to an amendment to
the state constitution that could guarantee citizenship rights to them.
But being opposed to it both NC and the PDP have scuttled any move by
the Panthers Party or the BJP or even the Congress to get the
constitution amended.
Explaining it these leaders said that since for amending the
constitution there was need for a two-third support for the amendment
bill in the st ate legislature and it could be possible only if the NC
and the PDP supported it.
Early Times Report
http://www.jammukashmirnow.org/pak-refugees-blame-pdp-nc-for-scuttling-grant-of-citizenship-rights/
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