Molu LoC (PARGWAL): Displaced thrice by cross border firing and devastating floods that hit Jammu and Kashmir, border residents of Pargwal sector say their compensation claims are yet to be heard and they will vote for change this time.
Over 30 villages situated along the Indo-Pak border and banks of river Chenab in Pargwal sector of Chammb Assembly Constituency of Jammu district became the target of heavy Pakistani firing and shelling, forcing their displacement in August and October and subsequently due to floods in September.
“We are trying to get back on track after floods hit us in September and firing displaced us in October. We are yet to get compensation for the damage caused to agriculture land, and properties including house in floods. Our vote will be for change and for government that brings us peace and safety from firing and floods”, Surjeet Singh, a farmer in Hamirpur Kona forward belt of Pargwal sector told a visiting PTI correspondent.
Pargwal sector will go to polls in the last phase of elections in the state on December 20.
The two major elections issues in Pargwal sector, which has a population of nearly 40,000, are cross border firing and floods apart from local development and employment issues.
Singh feels a new government will address their problems.
“We want to vote for permanent ceasefire between India and Pakistan and no firing pact. Besides that we want a full fledged flood-channelling plan for river Chenab to save people of 30 hamlets from annual flooding”, N S Pura’s Simrano Devi, whose several acres of land with paddy was washed away in the September?floods, said.
Like them, most of the people of flood-hit N S Pura,? Brahmana-de-Kothe, Sajwal, Kulley Megha, Chib-de-Kothe, Gurha Manhasan, Danpur, Hamirpur Kona in Pargwal sector want to vote for a change. (PTI)
