Jammu, Aug. 20 -- A delegation of Village Defence Guards (VDGs) today urged the Jammu and Kashmir Bharatiya Janata Party to cover them under a comprehensive risk cover policy, in view of the dangerous nature of their duties while protecting civilians from terrorist threats and infiltration attempts.
A deputation of VDGs from various parts of Jammu, led by Basant Raj Thakur, Convenor of the BJP VDG Cell, called upon J&K BJP President and Rajya Sabha MP Sat Sharma here at the party headquarters and apprised him of several long-pending issues concerning the welfare and security of VDG members.
The VDG representatives demanded that their members be brought under a comprehensive risk cover policy, and also sought a substantial enhancement in t...