Tota Singh reviews NRI complaints

Tota Singh in Ludhiana on Wednesday. (Source: Express photo by Gurmeet Singh)

Several NRIs have written letters of appreciation to the Deputy Commissioners after their complaints were resolved following the NRI Sangat Darshans organised by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal. The same was informed by NRI Affairs Minister Tota Singh after a review meeting of complaints filed by NRIs from Ludhiana district on Wednesday.

Addressing the media, Tota Singh said 113 complaints were received for Ludhiana district in the sangat darshan, of which 51 were related to police and 62 to civil cases. He added 57 had been disposed of while 56 remained pending. Of these 11 are related to civil cases while the others deal with the police. Pending complaints will be resolved in a few days, the minister added.

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Tota Singh said that to ensure speedy justice for NRIs, the state government was also setting up special courts. He said that Punjab was the only state that has set up a separate department to look into NRI complaints, apart from the NRI police stations that have proved successful. He added that Fard Kendras set up by the state government were also proving beneficial for NRIs, who could now easily get records of their land.

The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary NRI Affairs Sanjay Kumar, IG NRI Wing Gurpreet Deo, DC Rajat Agarwal, DCP Naveen Singla, SSP Ludhiana (Rural) Ravcharan Singh Brar, SSP (Khanna) Gurpreet Singh Gill and others.