Ludhiana: More than 200 Jammu and Kashmir residents left for their homes after the Ludhiana police and civil administration made arrangements for their return.
Most of the persons who boarded the buses were shawl traders from Kupwara who were stuck near Iqbal Ganj Chowk, Neem Waala Chowk and Bus Stand area of Ludhiana.
“As many as 220 persons, mostly from Kupwara district of Kashmir, got permission from the deputy commissioner to travel to Lakhanpur. We left for our native places at 4 am on Thursday. The department got us private vehicles and we had to pay about Rs 650 per passenger till Lakhanpur which is on the border of Kathua and Pathankot districts,” said 21-year-old Jahangir Ahmed Mir of Kenyal Ramhall of Kupwara who along with his father Abdul Ahad Mir, 60, and uncle Abdul Aziz Mir were stuck in Iqbal Ganj Chowk in Ludhiana.
“Most of us are into shawl trade. Many of us had come to Ludhiana last September to sell shawls here during winter and were to leave for our native areas on March 21. But as we were preparing to leave, the government imposed lockdown.”
Another passenger Nazir Ahmed of the same district said they are happy to go to their native places and will fast during the remaining days of Ramzan in their homes.
Meanwhile, many J&K residents stuck in Raikot area of Ludhiana District continue to wait for permission to travel to their native places.
Muhammad Maqbool Malik, 55, a resident of Liderwan in Kupwara, who had come to Raikot to sell shawls, said they desperately want to return home to observe the holy month of Ramzan.
He said after they came to know that Ludhiana district administration had allowed more than 200 stranded J&K residents to return to their native places, they came to SDM’s office and gave them a list of 34 persons who want to return too.
“The SDM told us that he will give us permission after talking to the deputy commissioner. Now we are waiting for the same,” Malik said, who is struck in Raikot for more than a month. “My wife, three children are at home and are anxiously waiting for us to return. We want to fast during Ramzan at our native place and request the government there to help us reach our homes.”
Fifteen students who live in Ashapuri area of Ludhiana also applied for permission to travel to their native places.
Ludhiana police commissioner Rakesh Aggarwal, who facilitated the process, said police and civil administration have sent more than 200 stranded J&K residents back to the UT. He said they will facilitate the process and once the persons get permission, they can pay the travel charges to the transport service concerned. He added that after a nod from the J&K government, they are sending the stranded persons.
Most of the persons who boarded the buses were shawl traders from Kupwara who were stuck near Iqbal Ganj Chowk, Neem Waala Chowk and Bus Stand area of Ludhiana.
“As many as 220 persons, mostly from Kupwara district of Kashmir, got permission from the deputy commissioner to travel to Lakhanpur. We left for our native places at 4 am on Thursday. The department got us private vehicles and we had to pay about Rs 650 per passenger till Lakhanpur which is on the border of Kathua and Pathankot districts,” said 21-year-old Jahangir Ahmed Mir of Kenyal Ramhall of Kupwara who along with his father Abdul Ahad Mir, 60, and uncle Abdul Aziz Mir were stuck in Iqbal Ganj Chowk in Ludhiana.
“Most of us are into shawl trade. Many of us had come to Ludhiana last September to sell shawls here during winter and were to leave for our native areas on March 21. But as we were preparing to leave, the government imposed lockdown.”
Another passenger Nazir Ahmed of the same district said they are happy to go to their native places and will fast during the remaining days of Ramzan in their homes.
Meanwhile, many J&K residents stuck in Raikot area of Ludhiana District continue to wait for permission to travel to their native places.
Muhammad Maqbool Malik, 55, a resident of Liderwan in Kupwara, who had come to Raikot to sell shawls, said they desperately want to return home to observe the holy month of Ramzan.
He said after they came to know that Ludhiana district administration had allowed more than 200 stranded J&K residents to return to their native places, they came to SDM’s office and gave them a list of 34 persons who want to return too.
“The SDM told us that he will give us permission after talking to the deputy commissioner. Now we are waiting for the same,” Malik said, who is struck in Raikot for more than a month. “My wife, three children are at home and are anxiously waiting for us to return. We want to fast during Ramzan at our native place and request the government there to help us reach our homes.”
Fifteen students who live in Ashapuri area of Ludhiana also applied for permission to travel to their native places.
Ludhiana police commissioner Rakesh Aggarwal, who facilitated the process, said police and civil administration have sent more than 200 stranded J&K residents back to the UT. He said they will facilitate the process and once the persons get permission, they can pay the travel charges to the transport service concerned. He added that after a nod from the J&K government, they are sending the stranded persons.
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