Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 29: Panun Kashmir (PK) today made it clear that cosmetic rehabilitation neither suffice nor will be acceptable to displaced Kashmiri Pandits who are the victims of genocide.
This was stated by B L Koul organising general secretary, PK while addressing a Core Committee meeting here, today.
He said KPs have faced exile, dispossession and denial so the cosmetic rehabilitation will not suffice.
The meeting was held under the chairmanship of Prof. Tito Ganju its vice chairman and it was co-chaired by D.K. Kaul, another vice chairman to finalize the preparations for the observance of the 36th Balidan Divas on 14th September 2025. Senior functionaries and representatives of PK Yuva and the Legal Affairs Unit were present.
It was resolved that this year’s observance would feature the lighting of a symbolic Mashaal in remembrance of all the martyrs of the Kashmiri Hindu genocide. The Mashaal will not be a one-day ceremonial act but will be preserved and safeguarded as a living symbol of resistance until the day Panun Kashmir is established. Upon the creation of the homeland, it will be permanently enshrined at the proposed Martyrs’ Memorial.
Prof. Tito Ganju, while addressing the committee, stated, “This mashaal is a sacred fire of our collective memory. It represents the martyrs of over 700 years of sustained genocide, cultural uprooting, and civilizational assault.
Taking cognizance of senior vice chairman Shailendra Aima’s, , detailed response to the Tankha Bill, the Committee endorsed in affirmation to his averments.
The Committee took serious note of the ongoing discourse around the Bill. PK reiterated that the Bill, fails to meet the essential benchmarks of justice, truth, and restitution. Prof. Ganju remarked, “I do not doubt the intent behind the Tankha Bill, but I must state with utmost clarity that its framework is inadequate. It evades the recognition of genocide, excludes accountability for perpetrators, and fails to outline a political roadmap for the return of the community with dignity. If adopted as it stands, it risks becoming a document of erasure rather than redressal.”
D.K. Kaul, vice chairman, added, “A policy that overlooks the cause of displacement cannot be the basis of return.
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