Srinagar, Aug 7: Former union minister SaifuddinSoz Saturday said that the J&K administration had camouflaged the figures on domicile certificates issued by it by highlighting figures on West Punjab refugees, Valmikis and Gorkhas, which constitute less than 1 lakh people.
In a statement issued here, Soz said that the J&K government had itself indicated figures – 55,931 WPRs, 2754 Valmikis and 789 Gorkhas. He said that the number of certificates issued to these segments of the society totals upto 1 lakh only.
“The administration must explain how 25 lakh domicile certificates were issued in Jammu and 15 lakhs in Kashmir, during just one year,” Soz said.
He said that the J&K administration must come clean on this subject.
“It would be in its own interest to issue a white paper on its policy and criterion, giving details of important statistics while covering social segments of J&K,” Soz said.
He said that the J&K administration would also be well advised to appear in the public eye as a credible institution beyond any doubt.
“The general population should know how 25 lakh certificates were issued in Jammu and 15 lakh certificates in Kashmir in just one year,” the former union minister said.