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| They should not be (mis) used to prove a hypothesis' | | Are migrants experimental animals? | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 21: Every body has been talking about `honourable and dignified' return of migrants to their native places. The Washington Declaration adapted on July 31, 2010 also talked about return of all the migrants. The politics of Panun Kashmir and other Pandit organizations revolves around return of migrants to Kashmir. The separatists also seek return of the Pandits. The Government has even taken measures ranging from construction of houses to release of financial assistance in their favour to facilitate their return. But, do the migrants really want to come back?
The Kashmiri Pandits held a conference at New Delhi in 2009. Around 2500 persons attended the conference. All of them were in tears. They did not weep for Government jobs. They did not weep for their security either. They moistened their eyes for a single reason. All of them were concerned about their identity. The new generation has not seen Kashmir. They are neither nostalgic about their roots nor concerned about their identity. In fact the exodus has solved many of their problems. But the people who have lived in Kashmir, shared moments of joy and grief with their Muslim brethren are not only nostalgic but want to protect and preserve their identity any how.
However, most of them do not want to preserve their identity by going to Kashmir and living their actually. They want to have a relation with the Valley and that is it. They do not want to go back to Kashmir to live there permanently.
Similarly the people who left the State in 1947 or were exiled for political reasons want to come back but only to dispose off their property in the State. Abdul Gani Renthoo, a barrister was exiled by Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah in 1947. He got married in Pakistan and settled there. Today he is no more but his son and daughter have visited Kashmir a number of times. Both of them have expressed reluctance to settle in Kashmir. They live a good life in Pakistan. The only thing that brings them to Kashmir time and again is their sprawling estate at Dalgate, Srinagar. They want to dispose it off but presently the estate hosts a school and therefore, disposing off the property has become a bit difficult.
The progeny of Jammu migrants want to see their roots but nobody is ready to settle in Jammu. They too want to sell their property which is looked after by the Custodian Department. Before seeking return of the migrants, they must be asked whether they want to come back or not.
The right to honorable return of the migrants has to be recognized but no politics should be done on this. They should not be treated like experimental animals to prove a hypothesis. |
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