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| DSGMC delegation calls on Governor | | | Agencies
New Delhi/ Srinagar, July 13:
A high level delegation led by the Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) President Manjit Singh GK and General Secretary Manjinder Singh Sirsa today met Governor NN Vohra and took up the issue of attempt to forceful conversion of sikh girl from Tral in Avantipura district and also other problems being faced by the sikh residing in the state. Parmjit Singh Rana Chairman Dharam Prachar Committee of DSGMC, Jagdip Singh Kahlon member DSGMC and Charanjit Singh Khalsa member MLC J&K were also part of the delegation which was sent by Sukhbir Singh Badal President the Shiromani Akali Dal.
The delegation apprised the Governor that how an incident of forceful conversion of a Sikh Minority woman of Village Gadpura, Tral, Distt. Awantipura, has happened and urged him that necessary stringent steps should be taken for the safety of Minority community and their fundamental rights in the state. It also informed him that the DSGMC has decided to bear the expenses of education of the said girl and will also provide any help required by the family. The Governor was also told that it was fault of Vice Chancellor who failed to take action on the complaints of victim Girl and her father against the culprits.
Talking to media after the meeting, Manjit Singh GK and Manjinder Singh Sirsa disclosed that they have apprised the governor about the social, economic and political condition of the Sikh community living in Jammu & Kashmir and migrated Sikhs from Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir (POJK).
They informed him that there are more than 5 Lakh Sikhs are residing in J&K out of which 3200 are living in Kashmir Valley and rest of them in Jammu region. The Sikhs which are living in J&K are being deprived of basic amenities, as State Government did nothing for their resettlement and well being in the last 70 years.
This is their third generation that is going on whose forefathers were forcefully removed from their land due to external aggression by Pak army in 1947 and their properties left by their forefathers whether it is movable or immovable is in POJK. The irony is that the Sikhs were left without any compensation whereas Indians (Kashmiri Pandits) who migrated in 1990 within the country due to militancy were fully accommodated by the State and Central Governments even though they have sold their properties in Kashmir and have got proper insurance cover along with other facilities.
But we are very sorry to point out that a step-motherly treatment is meted out to POJK people particularly Sikhs. Children of Kashmiri Pandits are still getting job reservation, admission quota, land and relief package whereas children of POJK 1947 sharnarthis (refugees) who were forced to migrate are still not accommodated till date. The delegation also informed the Governor that the economic condition of Sikh community in J&K is very deplorable, they are still living in different camps with no proper land, no residential houses, no job reservation, no admission quota and no comprehensive package in lieu of their properties left in POJK was given to them. In short, Sikhs are living on the mercy of Almighty. Recently, a small relief package of 2000 crore i.e. Rs.5.5 lakh was awarded in favour of each displaced family by Modi Government which is still in offing. That the criteria for one time settlement for displaced persons of POJK 1947 and quantum of compensation to be calculated on the guidelines of Joint Parliamentary Committee of Home Affairs Report No. 183 is 30 Lakh per family be implemented.
After giving a patient hearing to the delegation the Governor directed the state DGP SP Vaid to take immediate action against the culprits of forcing the girl to convert into Islam and also lauded the efforts being made by the DSGMC and issued raised by the delegation concerning the Sikhs residing in valley. |
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