A citizen initiative aimed at rushing essential items to the Valley — to equip the affected people for the harsh winters ahead — was launched by the SAD general secretary and Punjab Revenue Minister Bikram Majithia on Wednesday.
“Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal took the lead to rush emergency supplies to Jammu & Kashmir immediately after it was struck by floods by requesting the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) and the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) to help in this noble cause,” said Majithia while interacting with flood-affected residents of Kashmir at Shaheed Bunga Sahab Gurdwara in Budgam.
“I have come here today to carry this initiative forward and I have involved the people of my constituency as well as traders and industrialists of Amritsar who have business links in J&K to rush ration, medicines, blankets, woolens and other essential items needed by the affected people before the onset of winter,” he said.
Majithia handed over 12 trucks of relief material to Badgam gurdwara committee member Gurjit Singh Kingi for distribution among affected people. A team of volunteers from Majithia and Amritsar district led by Major Shivcharan Singh Shivi is also camping in Budgam to ensure efficient distribution of the relief material. Majithia, meanwhile, urged the people of Punjab to strengthen the citizen initiative launched by him. “Every person, irrespective of his position, can contribute in cash or kind to help our Kashmiri brethren in their hour of need,” he said.