Several former militants along with their families staged a demonstration here this afternoon demanding a proper rehabilitation scheme, which would include issuance of travel documents and easy loans.
The wife of a former militant with her children participates in a protest in Srinagar on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Amin War
The families of former militants, including those which returned from Pakistan under the state government’s rehabilitation programme, said they were demanding the right to lead a “normal life”.
One of the conveners of the protest demonstration, which was held at the Press Colony in the city, said around 70 families of former militants had participated in the protest.
“We want the government to give us the right to live properly,” said Saifullah Farooq, chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Human Welfare Association. The association constitutes of a group of former militants.
The wife of a former militant with her children participates in a protest in Srinagar on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Amin War
The families of former militants, including those which returned from Pakistan under the state government’s rehabilitation programme, said they were demanding the right to lead a “normal life”.
One of the conveners of the protest demonstration, which was held at the Press Colony in the city, said around 70 families of former militants had participated in the protest.
“We want the government to give us the right to live properly,” said Saifullah Farooq, chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Human Welfare Association. The association constitutes of a group of former militants.
