Tuesday 9 December 2014

J&K elections: Pargwal residents to vote for change

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 said.

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.

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