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Baghapurana/ Moga/ Kot Kapura/ Faridkot, October 1: The Congress legislature Party leader in Punjab Mr Charanjit Singh Channi today said the precaution taken by the government to get the border area villages was relevant only in case of conventional warfare as with the modern weapons, cities even 500 km away from the border were not safe.
Mr Channi while carrying his Jawani Sambhal Yatra on the fifth day said majority of the border area residents had decided to stay put as crops were about to ripen and there were also several other issues involved. He pointed out the phase when houses in the border belt used to be kachha but over the years, the situation had changed and people had built pucca houses. He said the way the state government went about making announcements in the border area villages to pack up within hours created panic. He pointed out that in 1965 war, these very people had srved fresh food to the troops fighting on the border and thereby set the example of service to the country. Only those villagers had withdrawn that had come directly under the firing line.
At the same time, Channi made it clear that he was not opposed to taking precautionary measures but the issue was that of creating panic as people themselves were aware of the situation. The government issued orders even when the army had not moved to the border. He appreciated the decision taken by the government to allow the farmers to go to their fields across the border fence as time was now crucial for crops.
He stressed the need to instill confidence among the people rather than spreading fear as the residents of the border areas had faced several such situations earlier. He said Punjab was the only state that had villages right upto the international border.
Channi’s Jawani Sambhal Yatra today entered fifth day starting from Moga, Baghapurana and Kotkapura. At all the places on the way the congress leaders accorded warm reception to yatra with hundreds of supporters. S Raja Warring president Indian youth congress also accompanied Mr Channi today.
