National Conference on Sunday called for an end to skirmishes on Line of Control (LoC) and International Border in J&K in view of the holy month of Ramadhan.
While expressing concern over the border skirmishes, seniorparty functionaries Aijaz Jan and Dr Sajad Uri said whenever situationescalates on the borders it is the people living in the frontier the who haveto bear the brunt.
In a joint statement they said, it is the people of J&K,especially those living on both sides of the LOC and IB who face the brunt.
“With the onset of the holy month of Ramadhan, people hadthought that the tensions will lessen but to their dismay, it hasn’t happened.People in these circumstances aren’t able to observe Ramadhan in a peacefulmanner. The persistent escalation on the borders has made their lives no lessthan a hell. The situation has further been exasperated by the unavailabilityof essentials and medicines,” they said.
The leaders sought immediate cessation of skirmishes on theborders and urged the government to review the stock of necessary commoditiesin these areas.
“We call for immediate cessation of firing on the borders.We also urge the government to ensure availability of all essentials in theborder districts of J&K,” they said.