It has been a never-ending ordeal for 70-year-old Vasudev Sharma for the past 39 years, after languishing in different Pakistani jails for more than eight years on charges of "spying".
Sharma, who was released from Pakistani prison in 1974 following the Shimla Agreement between India and Pakistan, continues to run from pillar to post seeking justice for himself and his family.
He accused both central and state government of doing little for many Indians who had spent horrible lives in Pakistan jails.
The Centre as well as state government should look in to the grievances and problems of persons who had been working for the country and had spent a major part of their life in Pakistani prisons, he said.
Sharma was tried for spying in a Sialkot court and was sentenced for 30 months under the Defence Act of Pakistan and 10 years imprisonment under the Official Secret Act of Pakistan.
After his release with 125 other Indian prisoners, Sharma said, he reached the Wagha-Attari border and all of them were taken to Amritsar jail for investigation and medical examination.
Sharma recounts about receiving a meagre sum of Rs 5,000 from former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpai for his treatment about twelve years back and adds that he and his family should also receive financial assistance on the lines of Sarabjit Singh.
