Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Saraf seeks rehabilitation of ex-militants


Accusing the  Jammu and Kashmir government of “betraying” ex- militants, senior leader Lok Jan Shakti Party (Y) Sanjay Saraf on Tuesday demanded their immediate rehabilitation on the lines of Punjab and Northeast states.
 
Addressing a press conference here, Saraf said, “These militants have surrendered their weapons long back after spending a long time in jails. They want to live a peaceful and prosperous life with their families.”
 
He added that lives of thousands of ex-militants are at sake because government has backtracked on its promises.
 
The demands of ex-militants include “respectable citizenship”, grant of easy loans, ex-gratia relief to families of dead militants and shifting of local militants to jails in the state so that they could meet their family members. They also seek revocation of PSA and AFSPA, easy availability of loans, passports for Hajj and Umrah and  free education for their  children.
 
 Saraf also slammed the government for “delaying” the revocation of AFSPA and PSA.
“Every time government comes up with a statement that it will be revoked slowly but nothing concrete has come yet. We demand an immediate revocation of such draconian laws,” Saraf said.

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