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West Pakistan Refugees Action Committee from J-K meets Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh in New Delhi on Thursday.
West Pakistan Refugees from J-K meets Jitendra Singh, thank PM Modi for granting them citizenship rights ANI | Updated: Jan 07, 2021 23:06 IST
New Delhi [India], January 7 (ANI): West Pakistan Refugees Action Committee from Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday met Union Minister Jitendra Singh and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for granting them citizenship rights after a long wait of over seven decades , according to the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.
Labbha Ram Gandhi, President of West Pakistan Refugees Action Committee also submitted a memorandum to the Union Minister.
West Pak Refugees thank Modi for citizenship rights, present memorandum to Dr Jitendra
NEW DELHI: West Pakistan Refugees today thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for granting them citizenship rights after a long wait of over seven decades.
A memorandum submitted to Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh by the President of West Pakistan Refugees Action Committee, Labbha Ram Gandhi, stated “…..during all these 70 years, our generation vanished/perished as we were denied nationality, caste and other certificates by the then Jammu & Kashmir government as they considered us aliens. Resultant, in absence of these documents we were unable to get admission in schools, colleges and professional colleges and did not have even right to vote for the State Assembly. Various representations were made to the State as well Central government by our