Jammu, Oct. 23 -- Share Tweet Share Srinagar, Oct 23 (KNS): Apni Party Senior Vice President and former Cabinet Minister Ghulam Hassan Mir on Friday demanded the immediate release of pending monthly pensions for elderly people, widows and persons with disabilities across Jammu and Kashmir. In a statement issued here, Mir said reports from the ground suggest that beneficiaries belonging to these vulnerable sections have not received their monthly pensions for several months, causing hardship to people dependent on the financial assistance. He criticised the ruling party for failing to fulfil its election promise of increasing the monthly pension from Rs 1,000 to Rs 3,000. "It is ironic that instead of receiving the promised increase, benef...