Indian villages at LOC prepare bunkers

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New Delhi: Tensions between India and Pakistan have intensified after the terrorist attack, life in the remote border villages of Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir took a turn once again because ‘Modi bunkers’ have returned to the picture.

The tension with the Line of Control (LOC) has increased in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir and the border villagers are manufacturing their underground bunkers.

This is a reminder of the fluctuations that once showed his daily life. These bunkers are popularly known as “Modi Bunkers” and are decorated with essential goods such as blankets and beds because the worst of the worst people’s bracelets.

Residents of Silotary and Karmara, near Pakistani military positions, are now cleaning and restoring their bunkers with important goods as they take precautionary measures. A resident of Karamara village told ANI,

“People had forgotten the bunkers. The bunkers are now being cleaned again. There is an atmosphere of fear, but we hope that harmony will prevail in the valley.”

‘Modi bunkers’ are underground bunkers, which have been built in the second round of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. They were part of a major government move to increase the safety of residents. The Modi government extended financial and technical support for the construction of individual and community bunkers in such high -risk areas.

The government initially approved 14,460 bunkers in five districts including Jammu, Kathawa, Samba, Poonch and Rajouri – after 4,000 approved to meet another 4,000 additional population.

After the Pahalgatter attack, the Resistance Front (TRF), which claimed responsibility for the attack, withdrew from the statement that he had any attribution of the attack “inaccurate” and “hasty”.

In a related development, Maharashtra Minister Yogesh Kadam said on Saturday that 5,000 Pakistani citizens are living in the state, including a thousand on a short -term visa which has been asked to leave the country as directed by the Center. He said that some have been based in India for the last 8-10 years, some are married and some are the ones who have surrendered their Pakistani passport and applied for Indian citizenship.

Meanwhile, at a time when the Center has canceled Pakistani citizens’ SAARC Visa Scheme (SEVS) visa in India, 30 long-term visas (LTV) holder are based in Kolkata-and there are 37 more alleged renewed examinations across the state.

After the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, the Indian government sent instructions to the states to ensure that all Pakistani citizens here, even on long-term visas, follow all guidelines.

Even when the Kolkata police did not confirm the exact number of SEV visa holders in Kolkata, or have been sent back to someone, it issued a statement on Saturday stating that they “follow all instructions according to the rules of the land.” In addition, fresh verification of 67 Pakistani nationals living on long -term visas has begun in the state.

Authorities have recently examined their contacts and the areas coming through them in the past.

Back to the city, the RPO sent a list to the Kolkata police security control, which includes comprehensive details, including the passport numbers of Pakistanis entering India on a visa.

The SCO has started tracking them on the basis of this list. They are confirming whether these people are engaged in the activities they claimed when they obtained their visas and whether the addresses on the paper with the people on the ground.

In addition, the Border Security Force (BSF) has asked the villagers near the zero line, including the Roda Khordwara in Amritsar, to harvest their standing crops within two days.

A declaration was made in a village Gurdwara Sahib, in which the farmers were informed about the guidance. According to local villagers and Sarpanch Tarsum Singh, this community stands firmly with the BSF.

He highlighted the villagers’ commitment to support national security efforts, “We are with the BSF. Whatever they say, we will follow it.”