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| Pandits' party to contest J&K Assembly polls | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Feb 11
Jammu and Kashmir National Democratic Front, a party recently floated by the displaced Kashmiri pandits, on Monday decided to contest the forthcoming assembly elections in the state.
"We want to get political rights for the community in the state and in this direction we have decided to contest the forthcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir," JKNDF National Convenor, R K Mattoo and its Working President A D Dewani told reporters here today.
Through elections we will regain the political rights and will be stake holders in the governing apparatus, Mattoo and Dewani, who organised a one-day convention here, said.
A screening committee was also constituted during the convention to work out the modalities and identify the potential candidates to be fielded from selected constituencies, Mattoo said.
The convention, through a resolution, demanded respectable rehabilitation package for Kashmiri Hindus, including those living in the valley, granting of minority status under Jammu and Kashmir constitution, setting up of special advisory board to look into specific demands of Kashmiri Hindus, employment package for Kashmiri Hindu youth, passage of temple bill and allotment of quarters to those living in camps as well as non camps, Dewani said
Alleging that the political parties, including the ruling coalition, in the state have not even shown lip sympathy towards the hapless community, he said they needed to be exposed for their biased approach.
The idea of floating a political force was to empower the common man of his rights under the constitution, Mattoo said, adding that the party will open its units in all metros in the country.
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