The opposition Congress today lashed out at the Badal government for closing down the refugee camps in the border areas without making arrangements for the displaced residents to return to their homes. Former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh said that the residents, who were earlier forced to evacuate from their villages, have now been rendered homeless as a result of this. The Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) president also added that the people were facing a harrowing time. Akali workers have also been withdrawn from these camps, causing the displaced residents to be left out in the open, without a roof on their heads, he added. Residents of the border areas, in particular, were being subjected to all kinds of problems since being displaced from their villages in the midst of the war hysteria whipped up by the Badal government, said Captain Amarinder.

Source: India Today October 06, 2016 13:52 UTC