Sadhotra seeks probe into issue

Jammu, Jul 2: National Conference Additional General Secretary and former Minister Ajay Kumar Sadhotra today called for a high-level probe into non-utilisation of bunker construction funds in border areas of Jammu and Kashmir.

In a statement, he expressed  serious concern over the alarming delay. The NC leader  said the probe will  fix accountability and ensure justice to the border population living under the constant threat of shelling from across the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB).

Sadhotra lambasted the lackadaisical and indifferent approach of the so-called double engine government over the past decade. He said it is deeply unfortunate that despite repeated shelling incidents leading to the loss of precious civilian lives, the BJP government at the Centre and its proxy administration here failed to ensure timely construction of individual and community bunkers an essential safety measure for the vulnerable border population.

“The very purpose of allocating funds for bunker construction was to provide immediate protective shelters to our border residents, especially in Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Rajouri and Poonch districts, who frequently come under direct threat of cross-border shelling,” Sadhotra said, ad ding that such callousness was not just administrative failure but also a human tragedy that could have been averted.