Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 14: Reiterating that addressing the issue of genocide and carving out of separate homeland within Kashmir Valley is core issue for lakhs of Kashmiri Pandits who were hounded out of Valley by Pakistan sponsored terrorism in 1989 and 1990, the community activists, prominent leaders and intellectuals who met here today made it amply clear that there will be no compromise on these two basic issues.
This was a general view in a meeting organised by Panun Kashmir (PK) here, today to debate and discuss the current socio-political scenario impacting the fate and future of the displaced community of Kashmir.
The conclave was presided over by A.K.Raina, senior activist of the displaced community. Ashwani Kumar Chrungoo, senior BJP & KP leader was the special guest on the occasion.
The leaders in one voice said that the community will not make any compromise on these two core issues and any return formula ignoring these basic two things is slated to boomerang.
While Virender Raina, President, Panun Kashmir presented the background perspective of the important meeting, Kashmiri Lal Bhat, senior activist of the community presented the vote of thanks. Kamal Bagati, General Secretary (organisation), Panun Kashmir conducted the proceedings of the conclave. Those among others who participated in the conclave included Hiralal Bhat, BJP & KP leader, Sundrilal Kaul, Secretary-PNBMT, P.K.Bhan, Satish Kissoo, Ashok Chrungoo, Virender Kaul, Vijay Qazi, Desh Rattan, president All India Migrant Camp Coordination Committee (AIMCCC) among others.
Ashwani Kumar Chrungoo in his address, dwelt upon the four-fold doctrine for return and resettlement of the Kashmiri Pandit community in Kashmir. He said, “The Kashmiri Pandit community will neither forget nor forgive what was done to them in the Kashmir valley. Genocide of Hindus in Kashmir is a non-negotiable issue and the NHRC has put it on record that ‘acts akin to genocide were committed against the Kashmiri Pandits in Kashmir….and a genocide type design may exist in the minds and utterances of the separatists and terrorists in Kashmir against the Kashmiri Pandit’s.”
H.L. Bhat BJP leader dwelt upon the importance of the four historic resolutions of the Kashmiri Pandit community passed during the last 35 years of exile. “All these four resolutions put our demand for homeland in perspective and exhibited our socio-political resolve that had a inherent deep consensus within the community living in exile”.
Virender Raina made it amply clear that the Kashmiri Pandit community is a great supporter of the present dispensation at the Centre under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi but the displaced community of Kashmir has also certain expectations from the present government. These expectations included overdue enhancement of relief, a solution to the issues of relief holders struggling in Delhi, consideration of Temples & Shrines Bill and addressing the woes of the PM package employees who have a number of concerns that need redressal.
A.K.Raina in his concluding speech said that there can be no doubt that the Kashmiri Pandit community did show great resilience and courage to withstand the difficult situation for the last over three decades. “The negative campaign against the community’s interests by a negligible few will die its natural death as has happened with all such misadventures in the past,” he said.
Desh Rattan Pandita endorsed these views and stressed on settling the long term issues of Kashmiri Pandits living in exile.
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