Jammu, March 3 -- In a significant political development concerning displaced families in Jammu and Kashmir, JKPCC Working President Raman Bhalla on Tuesday led a delegation to meet Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in Jammu, pressing for issuance of Scheduled Tribe (ST2) certificates to displaced Pahari families from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) and implementation of a Rs.30 lakh rehabilitation package for displaced persons (DPs).

Describing the matter as one of "constitutional justice and equal treatment," Bhalla urged the Chief Minister to direct district administrations across the Union Territory to ensure uniform implementation of the Scheduled Tribe notification for the Pahari Ethnic Group (PEG), irrespective of the applican...