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'Passage of Temple Bill precondition to Kashmiri Pandits' return to Valley' 5/23/2016 11:06:54 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 23: An organisation representing Kashmiri Pandits today said the passage of Kashmir temples and shrines bill in the Assembly is the "biggest" confidence building measure and a "precondition" for the return and rehabilitation of the community into the Valley. Prem Nath Bhat Memorial Trust (PNBMT) spokesperson R L Bhat told reporters here the objective of the Bill is to take the temples and shrines out of the "control" of some persons and throw them open for public. PNBMT is a nodal agency of various Kashmiri Pandits' social, religious and trade organisations pressing for the passage of Kashmir Temple and Shrines Protection Bill and setting up of temple board. "The passage of Kashmiri Pandits Temples and Shrines Bill is a precondition to return and rehabilitation of the community into the Kashmir Valley. It's the biggest confidence building measure for KPs to return to the Valley," Bhat told reporters here. He also said the trust has no objection to changing the name of the Bill from Kashmiri Hindu Shrines and Religious Places (Management and Regulation) Bill to Shrines and Religious Places of Hindus of Kashmir (Management and Regulation) Bill.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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