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| APMCC’s ‘Who Am I’ video CD’; exposes Govt’s land mafia nexus | | Journalists, social workers given away Kashyap Bandhu, Shardha Suman awards | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 18- All Party Migrant Coordination Committee (APMCC) today exposed an alleged land mafia nexus when it released a video CD depicting the encroachments of temple land by the land-mafia in connivance with the local administration of Kashmir Valley and demanded a CBI probe to unearth the mafia, besides setting up an autonomous development council in exile for the Kashmiri Pandit community.
The organization also gave away Kashyap Bandhu and Shardha Suman awards to prominent social workers and journalists of the Kashmiri Pandit community on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, Chairman of APMCC Vinod Pandit said that his organization had to face a lot of problems while shooting the CD which involved sting operations at various places to expose the encroachment of temple land and selling off of temple land by various people in full connivance of local administration adding a nation wide campaign would also be launched to highlight the depleting conditions of temples and shrines in Kashmir Valley.
Vinod said that his organization also took pains to revive the ‘Hawan’ culture at various closed temples in the Kashmir Valley adding ‘the struggle to preserve 5000 year old identity would go on even if he was killed as he faces threat to his life from various quarters’. He said that APMCC is also organizing a Yoga Samelan of national level at Gosian Gund Ashram in Dooru Tehsil in May where the organization had also performed a Hawan last year after 19 years.
Demanding a CBI probe in temple land encroachments by the land mafia, he said that if Omar Abdullah is really sincere in his plans for the return of Kashmiri Pandits, he must not waste time in assuring the community by ordering the probe. He also demanded an Autonomous Development Council in Exile for Kashmiri Pandits which was demanded by the organization in its document “Path for Survival” released way back in 2007.
Meanwhile, the organization also presented two awards to prominent Kashmiri Pandits for their tremendous contribution in preserving the Kashmiri Pandit culture in exile as well as highlighting the plight of Pandits through writings in various media establishments.
Prof Ved Kumari Ghai, who was the chief guest of the function, called for preservation of rich cultural heritage of Kashmiri Pandits saying ‘Pandits have a unique culture which needs to be preserved at all costs’.
The guests of honour on the occasion included Jyotshi O N Shastri, Shayam Koul and MK Bangru, while the prominent speakers included Sanjay Dhar, Ajay Bharti and MK Pandita General Secretary ZDPC Srinagar.
Those who were awarded Pt. Kashyap Bandhu Award include, Shyam Koul and M K Bangru veteran Journalists, Jyotshi ON Shastri (Vijeshwar Panchang), Prof GK Mujju social activist, MK Pandita General Secretary ZDPC, Advocate BL Pandita, Sanjay Dhar, Sandhya Dhar, Ajay Bharti, Chand Ji Khar and PN Pandita, social activists and Ashok Pandit , Film Maker.
The journalists who were given Shardha Suman Award included King C Bharati (The Shadow), Anil Bhat (PTI), Saroj Razdan (Indian Express), Sunny Bhat (Early Times), Neeraj Santoshi (Indian Express), Ajay Bachloo (Star TV), Manoj Koul (ETV), Kavita Suri (Statesman), Chaman Koul (State Times), Avtar Bhat (Excelsior), Rockey Pandita (Citizen Journalist), Rajinder Kumar (Take One TV). The award carried trophy and a certificate.
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