Refugees to gherao BJP ministers’ residences

Dinesh Manhotra

Tribune News Service

Jammu, December 24

Infuriated over BJP ministers’ decision to become a part of the PDP’s nefarious game plan to sabotage the move for granting the fundamental rights to them, fuming West Pakistani refugees today warned to gherao the residences of the party ministers in Jammu.

Refugees have decided to knock doors of the BJP’s Central leadership to inform them about their state unit’s “nefarious” game plan of denying the rights to them just to keep the coalition partner, PDP, in good humour.

“BJP ministers in the coalition are the main culprits because they have brazenly surrendered before the PDP for power avarice. Instead of taking a clear stand on our plight, BJP ministers are toeing PDP’s line,” chairman of the West Pakistani Refugees Action Committee Labha Ram Gandhi told The Tribune, adding that we had no complaint against the PDP, NC or separatists because they were against granting basic human rights to us, but the attitude of BJP ministers was like backstabbing and betraying.

Refugees have reasons to vent their anger against the BJP because before becoming a part of the government, the party had constantly supported them but after attaining power local unit of the BJP has turned indifferent towards them. “We will start a march towards the residences of the BJP ministers in Jammu and will hold indefinite dharnas there,” Gandhi added. He said a programme in this regard would be announced shortly.

Meanwhile, Gandhi praised the Centrefor adopting a humane approach towards their problem. “The Union Government, especially Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is serious towards solving our issues, but the state BJP ministers are hatching conspiracies against us,” Gandhi alleged. He said a delegation of refugees would visit Delhi next week to talk to the party high command.