Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 18: In order to intensify grassroots mobilisation and engage with camp residents directly, Panun Kashmir held an important community meeting today at Purkhoo Camp, Jammu.
The meeting was convened to discuss the prevailing conditions in the camps, mobilize community participation, and prepare for the forthcoming community meet to be held on June 20, at Roop Nagar, Jammu.
The meeting was held under the joint leadership of Behari Lal Koul, Organising Secretary of Panun Kashmir, and Nitin Dhar, Coordinator for Mumbai/West. Both leaders emphasized that the time has come for the genocide survivors to take firm, collective steps to assert their long-denied political and human rights.
Addressing the gathering, Behari Lal Koul underlined that the camps are not mere shelters but grim reminders of the unresolved genocide and displacement faced by the Kashmiri Pandit community for over three decades. He reiterated Panun Kashmir’s unwavering commitment to the demand for a separate homeland in Kashmir, in line with the historic Margdarshan Resolution of 1991.
Nitin Dhar, while elaborating on the objectives of the upcoming community meet, stressed the importance of camp-level consultations. He urged the residents to join the June 20th event in large numbers, emphasizing that every voice matters in the ongoing struggle for justice, dignity, and rightful rehabilitation.
Prominent community activists also spoke at the meeting. Among the speakers were Daya Krishen Pandit, Choni Lal, Roshan Lal, Nana Ji, Ashok Ji, P N Koul, and Kamal Ji Raina. All of them expressed serious concern over the continued neglect of camp infrastructure, absence of political will to address long-standing grievances, and the lack of a clear roadmap for comprehensive rehabilitation.
The speakers unanimously condemned any narrative that seeks to normalize the condition of displaced Hindus from Kashmir or reduce their plight to mere administrative lapses. They asserted that the issue is one of genocide and political betrayal, not simply that of housing or livelihood.
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