JAMMU, Jul 21: Advocates practising in the High Court of J&K and Ladakh at Jammu from across Jammu region gathered in Court lawn to express their deep concern over the tragedy caused by the flash flood and cloud burst which caused havoc in twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch of Peer Panchal resulting into massive loss of lives and property.
The speakers in the meeting while expressing their deep heart condolences with families of those who have lost their lives in Surankote, Mandi, Rajouri and other places of Peer Panchal belt asked the government to immediately reach out to the affected families, rehabilitate and compensate them. They also showed their concern to the loss of lives in other parts of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh recently. They were the critic of the government being complaisant of encroachment in river beds and water bodies. The construction of Bus Stand at River Bed in Rajouri was an act of the government for which the government is fully liable for the loss suffered by the people.
The advocates decided to constitute a team which will visit the Rajouri and Poonch districts to see the spot of devastation and meet the affected people. The lawyers also decided to meet the Chairman Justice J.R. Kotwal (Retd.) of Committee on Environment constituted by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India for Jammu and Kashmir to discuss the unscientific planning of development ignoring the environment concern and eco balance.
The meeting was organised and conducted by H C Jalmeria. The advocates who participate and spoke are M.R. Qureshi, Ashok Sharma, H C Jalmeria, B. S. Jamwal, Zahid Sarfaraz Malik, Ashish Sharma, Shamsuddin Shaz, Mohd. Jahangir Khan, T.M Khan, Pushkar, Mohd. Zulfkar, Ibrar Ahmed Khan, Pyare Lal Sharma, Nakul Sharma, Sumit Sharma, Prikshant Shandal, Samarjeet Singh, Uttam Nitesh, Pushkin Antal.