MP Jugal Kishore Sharma got Assurance on Road Widening and Farmers’ Compensation from MOS defence
Member of Parliament, Jammu-Reasi Lok Sabha, Jugal Kishore Sharma, accompanied by Former MLA Akhnoor Rajeev Sharma, met with Hon'ble Minister of State for Defence Shri Sanjay Seth, to discuss development projects and long-pending farmers' compensation issue in the Akhnoor and Chamb Assembly Constituencies.
Jugal Kishore Sharma stressed the urgent need for upgradation and widening of the Jourian-Khour-Pallanwala Panchtoot road, a important defence route connecting two significant assembly constituencies. The road plays an essential role in facilitating defence movement and catering to the needs of the local population. Highlighting the dilapidated condition of the road, Sharma emphasized that its poor state has caused immense inconvenience to commuters and defence operations. He urged the Hon'ble Minister to prioritize the Construction/widening of Jourian Khour Pallanwala-Panchtoot for smooth connectivity and infrastructure development in the region.
The MP also drew the attention of the Hon'ble Minister to the plight of farmers from villages like Samwan, Gargar, Pallatan, Sainth and adjoining areas whose lands were acquired in 1971 during the Indo-Pak war for the construction of defensive ditches. A total of 2,381 kanals of land was taken over by the army, and farmers were compensated regularly from 1972 to 2012. However, post-2012, the compensation was abruptly stopped, leaving the farmers in severe economic distress. Sharma underscored that these farmers, dependent solely on this land for their livelihood, have been struggling to make ends meet.He demanded that their pending compensation should be paid soon and also in regular manner in future.
Hon'ble Minister of State for Defence Shri Sanjay Seth assured the delegation that their concerns would be addressed with utmost urgency. He acknowledged the significance of the Jourian-Khour-Pallanwala road as a key defence and civilian artery and confirmed that upgradation and widening work on the road would be taken up on top priority, with efforts to commence construction at the earliest. Addressing the compensation issue, the Minister assured that the matter would be reviewed thoroughly, and necessary steps would be taken to release the pending amounts while ensuring timely payments in the future.
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