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| What about their identity? | | `Nobody can survive on economic packages alone’ | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, April 17: The exodus of Kashmir pundits in 1990 has added yet another chapter to the beleaguered history of Jammu Kashmir. While everybody ranging from the government to social work activists shed tears over their miserable plight, the main problem faced by them remains unaddressed.
What do the pundits want by the way? Some pundits candidly admit that they progressed after leaving the Valley. They get jobs and reservation in technical institutions across India. They are not concerned about bread and butter issues. A grave problem has been a matter of concern for them. They are worried about their identity.
The Kashmiri Pundits held a conference at New Delhi two years ago. 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. And, the time unfortunately is slipping from their hands. After three generations, the services of a Bhan (Professor BL Ban has authored a book titled Paradise Lost: Seven exoduses of Kashmiri Pandits) may be needed to remind Kashmiris that thousands of Kashmiris had migrated to various parts of India and settled at such and such places. Professor Bhan believes that Kashmiri pundits cannot live in peace outside the Valley. “This is why they returned after every exodus. And this time, the recommendations of the parliamentary committee may prove instrumental in their homecoming if the government implements them in letter and spirit, believe concerned quarters.
The State government was directed to explore possibility of declaring all the properties, movable and immovable, sold by the displaced persons (Kashmiri Pandits) after 1989-90, as “Distress Sales”. The State government was further directed to restore possession of properties back to the Kashmiri Pundits.
The government was further directed to impose a blanket ban on the acquisition of the properties of Kashmiri Pandits by the state government and also to ensure implementation of Jammu and Kashmir Migrant Immovable Property (Preservation, Protection and Restraint on Distressed Sales) Act, 1997 in letter and spirit.
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