Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 31: All Parties Migrants Co-ordination Committee (APMCC) has strongly condemned the attitude of J&K Government for buckling under the pressure of some elements hell-bent upon foiling the return of Kashmiri Pandits by stopping the Kounsar Nag Yatra even after clearing it earlier.
In a statement issued here by the National spokesperson of APMCC King Bharati, the organization took a strong notice of the fact that certain groups created a misconception around Kounsar Nag Yatra known as Kramsaras Tirtha (VishnuPaad) yatra among Kashmiri Pandits relating it to the yatra being conducted by people of Jammu from Reasi side adding Kashmiri Pandits have been going to this place from times immemorial but now a communal colour is being given to it to create fear psychosis among KPs that they won’t be allowed to worship according to their will. Talking to media after the Kulgam district administration did not allow them to proceed further, Chairman APMCC Vinod Pandit castigated the Omar Abdullah Government for buckling under the pressure of some communal elements without caring to clear the misconception among the local people with an eye on the forthcoming elections. He also questioned the authority of DC Kulgam for saying that the traditional route was from Reasi and not Kashmir asking him where from Kashmiri Pandits were going on pilgrimage before 1990, and why he gave permission earlier. Meanwhile BJP Legislative Party leader Ashok Khajuria has also strongly condemned the role of district administration Kulgam saying that it has now become evident that the administration in Kashmir is run by Geelani and separatists. Khajuria warned that giving a long rope to separatists will not be tolerated and it will have serious repercussions.
The BJP leader said that people belonging to all religions have a right to perform their rituals, yatras etc and denying permission to minorities to perform yatra is undemocratic.
Roots in Kashmir (RIK), convener J&K Vir Saraf has also condemned the decision of district administration Kulgam saying this has now become evident that Government was denying an access to Pandits to their religious places after hounding them out from Valley under a conspiracy in 1990.
AMCCC president Desh Rattan while condemning the district administration decision for bowing before Geelanis said that Kashmir belongs to Pandits as well and by such dictates the separatists are putting Kashmir on fire and sowing the seeds of intolerance.
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