Death of Pak refugees raises serious questions: Rajasthan BJP president Satish Poonia

JODHPUR: BJP state president Satish Poonia on Monday termed the death of 11 Pak refugees under mysterious condition as disturbing for the government and society. He said that these deaths have raised many questions, which need to be answered.
Poonia, who was in Jodhpur on Monday and paid a number of condolence visits, said while talking to media, “This was a serious issue as it has posed serious questions to the government and to society.”

He said that the Central government has been working hard for the welfare of these Pak Hindu migrants but this incident has taken place in the state, which has clearly pointed to the dereliction of the state government about this issue.
“Chief minister Ashok Gehlot had come to Jodhpur and visited these migrants to pay tribute to the deceased persons. But he did not say anything definite on the matter,” Poonia said.
He said that a video reportedly made by one of the victims, has gone viral, in which serious allegations have been raised, which needed to be investigated.
Terming the present state government a ‘jugad’ government, Poonia said that this tenure of the Gehlot government has turned out to be weaker than his previous tenure.
“Crime rate has shot up tremendously, farmers are miserably disappointed and unemployment has been pathetic under this government’s rule,” he alleged.
He also questioned the poll promises of the Congress government referring to waiving of farmers’ loans in 10 days of assuming power and unemployment allowance to Rs 1.58 lakh for youth and termed the government an absolute failure.
He also accused the Gehlot government of undermining democracy and morality, referring to his threatening the governor.