National Conference provincial president, Devender SinghRana on Thursday highlighted the societal responsibility towardsdifferently-abled persons, saying their potential is needed to be exploredoptimally to make them self-reliant and usefully for the society.
“Unfortunately, the number of differently-abled persons isperhaps more in Jammu and Kashmir than anywhere across the country due todisturbances, explosions and border skirmishes and we as a society owe them tocreate conditions wherein they life dignified life”, Rana said at a functionwherein seven motorized scooties were provided to the needy, taking thebeneficiaries of this scheme to 25 in the Nagrota Assembly constituency.
Rana prayed for end to hostilities, which cause colossalhuman loss and render the people physically disabled. He referred to incidentsof violence in the hinterland and border shelling on regular basis leading tocausalities and disabilities, saying peace has no alternative and therefore itis incumbent upon all to help in creating a situation wherein hostilities, warjingoism, border skirmishes become a bad dream of the past.
Need for generating such a situation is imperative now thanever before as the clouds of war are hovering over the skies. He hoped thesituation becoming normal so that this region becomes a peaceful and betterplace to live in. “Jammu and Kashmir is the biggest beneficiary of peace”, headded.
Rana said that watching cheer on the faces ofdifferently-abled is overwhelming for him and he will not shirk hisresponsibility towards their welfare and empowerment.
“Every effort to empower this segment of society is a bigleap towards eliciting their involvement in socio-economic transformation asmobility is imperative for pursuing careers”, he said
Rana said that physical disability is not a curse but acondition which should not be allowed to hamper the growth of the person. “Suchpersons need encouragement, more than compassion to perform their useful rolein the society”, he said.
He also appreciated the urge of differently-abled segment ofsociety to lead a dignified and pro-active life.