Jammu, July 16 -- Members of the erstwhile West Pakistani Refugees (WPRs) community on Wednesday demanded early grant of land ownership rights and release of one-time settlement benefits.
The members claimed that hundreds of eligible families have yet to receive the relief promised by the government.
The demands were raised during a gathering here under the leadership of the West Pakistani Refugees chairperson Labha Ram Gandhi.
"Around 902 registered refugee families in Kathua have not been granted ownership rights over the land allotted to them. We urge the administration to expedite the process of issuing legal ownership documents for allotted land and custodian properties," he told reporters here.
Gandhi also expressed concern over t...