Jammu, Mar 22: A joint front of local political outfits in Jammu and Kashmir today demanded trifurcation of the state claiming it was the only solution to end regional discrimination. Senior leader of Joint Front of Rajouri and Poonch (JPRF) Tariq Ahmed told reporters here that the denial of granting hill councils to Doda, Rajouri, Poonch districts has anguished people of the far flung areas which was down-trodden and neglected.

He alleged both state and central governments were responsible for the woes of the people of the region which has been discriminated in political, financial, educational and developmental spheres.
Bureau Report