Balakote (J&K): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday met the families affected by firing and shelling from Pakistan in areas along the Line of Control in Poonch and said the Centre should meet their demands, including on rehabilitation, compensation and insurance cover.
Mr Gandhi, who began his three-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, spoke to the families of six civilians, including a headman and a teacher who were killed in ceasefire violations by Pakistan in Balakote on Independence day.
“I have come all the way here to share your pain and grief of losing your near ones,” Rahul told Azim, whose brother Amin was killed and another sibling Ramiz injured in the shelling.
“The problem with this government is that it thinks that only Modiji has all the knowledge, only he knows everything, be it about Punjab, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir or OROP. And he stays mute on all these issue,” said Mr Gandhi.
