Former minister and senior Congress leader Raman Bhalla strongly condemned ceasefire violations by Pakistan in Krishna Ghati, Shahpur, Kirni and Qasba sub sectors of Poonch. Bhalla visited Government Medical College Hospital Jammu to enquire about the condition of injured in the cross-border firing and demanded the concerned officials to ensure best medicare to the victim. He also interacted with the injured patient and his attendants and urged Hospital Administration that best medical facilities should be provided to him. He was accompanied by JKPCC chief spokesman Ravinder Sharma. He expressed deep sorrow over the loss of property in exchange of heavy firing on LoC. He also hit out at Central Govt for its weak foreign policy, resulting in escalation of tensions on borders causing heavy damages to properties. He asked the authorities to ensure the safety of border residents and make all contingency arrangements to deal with the situations. Bhalla alleged that desperate Pakistan is trying to divert the attention of its people from the internal problem and is resorting to ceasefire violations and un-Islamic acts of targeting innocent civilians. He said that frustrated Pakistan is resorting to ceasefire violations and targeting innocent people living in this side of the border, just to divert the attention of its people from the basic issues. Pakistan is facing internal crisis and has miserably failed to tackle it, Bhalla maintained. Firing salvo on the Centre for rise in terror attacks in J&K and ceasefire violations by Pakistan along the border areas, Bhalla said that Governments has failed to control these incidents. He said the incidents of terrorism and ceasefire violations along the International Border and LoC by Pakistan have increased manifold in the recent months. “A number of militancy related incidents have taken place in the past several months with reports of fresh recruitment of youth in the militant ranks which is a matter of great concern,” Bhalla said, adding that, the Government has failed to take necessary measures and provide adequate relief to the victims of firing in Poonch sector. He said atmosphere of peace has been vitiated which was achieved after great struggle and sacrifices of the people and a security forces. Ravinder Sharma assailed the BJP led NDA at the Centre and J&K Govt in J&K for their insensitivity towards the suffering border dwellers of Jammu and Kashmir, saying ahead of elections they had created much hype but now they are nowhere to be seen.”People are getting killed but the Government is seen nowhere to take care of the sufferers”, he said.
