AIIMS issue: Hunger strike enters 5th day in Jammu

More than 40 members of the AIIMS coordination committee today took their turn as the chain hunger strike entered fifth consecutive day today.

The chain hunger strike launched by the AIIMS coordination committee, an amalgam of more than 70 religious, social, political, business and civil society groups spearheading agitation in support of setting up of an AIIMS in Jammu region, entered fifth day today.

Around 40 members from various groups, including SOS International, an organisation of the PoK refugees today took their turn to sit on strike.

"We have already extended our support to the cause of setting up of AIIMS in Jammu. Our organisation, SOS International which has been representing PoK refugees is also a part of the AIIMS coordination committee, today we decided to sit for the hunger strike", Rajiv Chuni, president, SOS International told PTI.

Panun Kashmir, an organisation of displaced Kashmiri Pandits (KPs) which is also a part of AIIMS coordination committee was schedule to sit for the huger strike today, however their turn was postponed.

"We sat for the relay hunger strike for few hours today as we have already extended our full support to the cause of the setting up of AIIMS in Jammu, however our turn to sit for the strike for the whole day was postponed as activists of SOS International wanted to sit for the strike today", Agnishekar, Convenor of Panun Kashmir, said.