Expedite SRO-43 cases to ease suffering of victim families: Rattan Lal urges LG Admin

• floral tributes to Youth leader Rohit Kerni on his 5^th death anniversary 

JAMMU: Ajay Kumar Sadhotra former minister and Additional General Secretary JKNC recalled Rohit Kerni's commitment towards strengthening the party at the grassroots level and his unwavering devotion to public welfare. He also highlighted his selfless service, honesty, and dedication towards the party’s mission. He recalled his efforts in engaging with youth on key issues and empowering them to take an active role in politics.

Sadhotra further said that his services and spirited work, especially among the youth, will continue to inspire generations of party activists. He emphasized the need to carry forward his mission and uphold the values he stood for in public life. Sadhotra also reteriated the demand of Statehood for J&K because dual power system will neither beneficial to J&K nor to the country.

Advocate Rattan Lal Gupta, Provincial President of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC), has strongly urged to the Government to expedite the long-pending cases under SRO-43 (Compassionate Appointment) scheme across Jammu and Kashmir. The Provincial President was speaking after paying floral tributes to Rohit Kerni, Youth NC leader on his fifth death anniversary at Sher-e-Kashmir Bhawan in Jammu. 

Expressing serious concern over the inordinate delay, the senior NC leader said that the objective of SRO-43 is to provide immediate relief and support to the families of government employees or civilians who lost their lives in service or due to militancy-related actions. “It is highly unfortunate that the families who are already suffering the trauma of losing their loved ones are being made to wait for years due to official apathy,” he stated.

Highlighting the alarming statistics, Rattan Lal pointed out that as many as 928 cases under SRO-43 remain pending. He said that no serious thrust has been given in the past decade to resolve these long-pending files, which defeats the very purpose of compassionate appointments. The senior NC leader urged the Government to take immediate cognizance and issue firm directions to all concerned Deputy Commissioners and Heads of Departments to fast-track the verification and processing of pending cases under SRO-43.

“The system must ensure timely justice to the bereaved families by providing either employment or monetary relief, as laid down in the rules. Delays not only cause financial hardships but also deepen the emotional distress of the affected families,” he emphasized. The JKNC Provincial President reiterated that delivering justice to such families should be a top priority for any welfare-oriented government and assured that his party will continue to raise this humanitarian issue until all deserving families get the relief they are entitled to under SRO-43.

Among those who were present include: Bimla Luthra former MLA, Sheikh Bashir Ahmad, Pardeep Bali, Ayub Malik Provincial Secretaries Jammu, Vijay Lochan Chairman SC Cell, Abdul Gani Teli Chairman OBC Cell,  Rakesh Singh Raka Vice President Central Zone, Chander Mohan Sharma District President Jammu Urban, Naresh Bittu District President Jammu Rural B, Th. Yashu Vardhan Singh Additional Spokesperson Jammu, Sahil Kerni District President Jammu Urban YNC, Pinky Khalsa District President Jammu Urban Women wing, S. Gurnam Singh Block President Jammu West, Ashwani Charak Block President Jammu East, Sandeep Singh Wazir Block President Gandhi Nagar, S. Parvinder Singh Block President Gandhi Nagar A,  Nitish Gowsami Vice President Jammu YNC, Zamir Quershi, Majid Iqbal Naik,  Gorav Bhagat,  Robin Kumar,S. Jatinder Singh Lucky, Sardar Gimmy and others.