JKCSF expresses Serious Concern Over JK Bank’s New Trend of Putting Lives of Senior Citizens ,pensioners in danger amid Covid 19

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Civil Society Forum(JKCSF) has expressed its serious concerns over JK Bank’s new Policy of asking Old aged People especially Pensioners to be physically Present for any kind of Verification.
Forum Chairman, Abdul Qayoom Wani has seriously Condemned this anti-Public move.
In the Statement issued by JKCSF, Wani has said that the Forum isn’t against asking Pensioners to be Physically Present but the Bank admins must understand that People above the age of 60 are much prone to be affected by Covid-19.
Wani said that when people are seen making fun of SOP’s outside almost all the Bank Branchs, how can our Senior Citizens be safe there amid the threat of this pandemic.
Wani asked the concerned administration to consider the Presence of Pensioner’s Wards (if needed in case of any verification) till the threat of Covid-19 is over.
He said that we need to pay respect to our Senior Citizens be they Pensioners or anyone else and any institution found involved in humilating senior citizens, Pensioners in particular and common people in general, JKCSF will give tough resistance for such inhuman acts.
Moreover Wani appealed the Public to Follow SOP’s at all levels especially outside all JK Bank Branches which have become vulnerable and all guidelines are being put in dust which will prove disastrous at this situation.
Wani appealed people to avoid outing for the sake of humanity as the covid-19 has entered in community spread phase and we need to be extra careful to fight this dreaded virus .