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UDHAMPUR, MAY 12,2021: On the directions of Executive Chairman J&K Legal Services Authority, and Guidance of Chairman District Legal Services Authority Udhampur, Y.P Bourney, Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Rajni Sharma today held an online interaction programme with jail inmates to know about the problems being faced by prisoners due to COVID- 19 Pandemic.
Sub Judge interacted with the under trial prisoners to know about their problems and grievances and their family members particularly amid the ongoing Pandemic Covid 19. She tried to interact and reach out to almost all categories of prisoners including the foreign inmates.
During the interaction, the foreign inmates by and large projected a common grievance that they are all desperate to establish contact with their families which could not be materialized as yet. However, they have no complaint with regard to providing them the basic facilities in Jail.
The Secretary DLSA also interacted with other under trial/convicted prisoners to know about the well being of their families. The majority of prisoners with whom she interacts do not express any serious problem about their families in normal times. However, they expressed concern about their families in this pandemic situation and accordingly requested for extending some help to them, if possible.
Meanwhile, the Secretary DLSA instructed the concerned PLVs and Panel lawyers to establishcontact with the families of inmates so that requisite remedial measures may be taken as early as possible. She also instructed the concerned Jail authorities to follow the SOPs regarding Covid 19 Pandemic strictly and also make the prisoners aware how to maintain the standard of hygiene to stay safe amid the deadly infection.
Panel Lawyers of DLSA Udhampur namely Sanjeet Kumar and Pawan Gupta were also present with Secretary DLSA during interaction with jail inmates.
