Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 12: Cutting across their affiliations with parties and groups, prominent Kashmiri Pandits have called for unity of all their community members in order to forcefully project their genuine issues (including present crisis of insecurity among minorities in Kashmir) to draw the attention of Central/ UT J&K authorities to address their grievances and other pertinent problems being faced by them.
In a press communique issued today, a meeting of prominent Kashmiri Pandit leaders, social activists and intellectuals was held at Jagti township last evening to discuss and deliberate up on present crisis which has emerged out from Kashmir Valley and other genuine problems being faced by the displaced community for last more than thirty years after their forceful exodus in 1990.
The meeting which was organized by MK Yogi as Chief Organizer and presided over by Professor AN Sadhu was also attended by more than sixty prominent social activists from Jammu and Udhampur. Almost all the speakers on the occasion in unanimity emphasized on the need for setting up of a Apex Coordination Committee of various Kashmir Pandit groups within J&K and outside to forcefully project their problems and aspirations before UT/Central authorities.
MK Bangroo, Anil Dhar, Vinod Pandita, PL Thusoo, Sunil Pandita, Sunil Bhat, Ashwani Bhat, Payare Lal, Priya Bhat, Chandra, Dazy Bhat, Sunil Wattal, A Dhar, Sanjay Dhar, Shadi Lal Tickoo, Bushan Lal, Desh Rattan Pandita and others while speaking on the occasion in one voice condemned the selective and target killing of minorities in Kashmir and expressed deep sympathies with the bereaved families. They also emphasized to the main leadership for projecting the main issues of Kashmiri Pandits should emerge from Jammu where more than 3.5 lakh Kashmiri Pandits are living in camps/non-camps and appealed to those who are trying to hijack Kashmiri Pandit affairs from outside J&K for coordination and cooperation with J&K leadership. They also appealed to Government to ensure safety and security to all minority working or living in Kashmir on priority basis. |
