Controversy Over Relief Scheme Sparks Tensions in Jammu

A dispute has erupted in Jammu and Kashmir, with the administration seeking police action against Sunil Bhat, a leader of displaced persons. Bhat is accused of making unproven allegations against the Relief Commissioner on social media.

The allegations involve illegal allotments and bribery, triggering a request for an FIR by the administration. The contentious comments made by Bhat were about the illegal allotment of shops and claimed bribe-taking by the relief commissioner.

Further fueling the tension, displaced Kashmiri Pandits protested the integration of their relief rations into the National Food Security Act, seeing it as detrimental to their rehabilitation rights and identity.

(With inputs from agencies.)