After 20 yrs, 22 militancy victims in Rajouri get relief, jobs
Tribune News Service
Jammu, December 23
The long wait of 20 years for militancy victims of Rajouri to get relief ended today when Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti directed immediate clearance of pendency of SRO-43 cases in the district.
For the past 20 years, the victims had been running from pillar to post to get compensation and jobs.
The Chief Minister today disbursed cash compensation among 20 militancy victims and gave appointment orders to two relatives of two persons killed in militancy-related incidents in the district.
Mehbooba issued appointment orders for Mohammad Altaf of Choudhary Naar in Rajouri and Mohammad Arif of Kote Dhara in Rajouri.
The CM gave cash relief of Rs 4 lakh each to Razia Begum of Keri Teryath, Rama Devi of Seiya, Noor Akhtar of Jigni, Raqia Begum of Kothian, Kalakote, Satya Devi of Sair, Munir Hussain of Thanamandi, Hamshira Begum of Ghambir Muglan, Babu Khan of Nagrota, Gulshan Kumar of Patrara, Joginder Paul of Mangote, Zebo Begum of Thanamandi, Abdul Aziz of Kote Dhara, Sarfaraz Ahmad of Azmatabad, Noor Hussain of Choudhary Naar, Alam Bi of Khoriwali, Sakeena Bi of Panihad, Mir Hussain of Fatehpur, Nisar Hussain of Fatehpur, Mohammad Azmeer of Panjgrain and Mohammad Shafiq of Bhatian.
Rajouri Deputy Commissioner Shahid Iqbal Choudhary said 72 SRO-43 cases were pending in the district. He said with the instructions of the Chief Minister, compensation was given to 22 cases today. He said the relief for the remaining 50 cases would be released next week.
The victims, who have suffered due to the loss of their loved ones and prolonged process of their cases, heaved a sigh of relief and thanked the Chief Minister for putting their cases on a fast-track when they had come to her notice.
