Punjabi diaspora seeks fast track courts for NRIs for quick disposal of cases

The Punjabi diaspora on Monday sought the setting up of fast track courts for redressal of their issues, including property-related disputes, at their native places in the state.

Several non-resident Indians hailing from Mohali, Patiala, Fatehgarh Sahib and Rupnagar districts took part in a meeting with the states NRI Affairs Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal to address their grievances.

The Punjabi NRIs mainly raised issues related to property grabbing and family disputes.

The Punjab government had held its first NRI Punjabiyan Naal Milni (Punjabi NRIs meet) in Jalandhar on December 16. Three more such meetings will be held in Amritsar, Ludhiana and Moga.

District and police administration officials also attended the meeting.

Dhaliwal said the state government would try to establish special fast track courts for the NRIs at the earliest so that their cases could be settled in minimum time.

He said the government was drafting a special policy to redress all problems related to social, economic and cultural background of migrant Punjabis in a timely manner.

British passport holder Amarjeet Singh Virk told

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