Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 17: J&K Forum for Peace & Reconciliation (JKFPR) today stressed upon the need for revival of ruptured bond between Kashmiri Pandits and Kashmiri Muslims.
The Forum met today to hold deliberations on the issues affecting the State. The members of the Forum resolved to carry forward the vision, road map and initiatives of late Jatinder Bakshi, founder president of the Forum, for the peace and reconciliation in the State among various communities especially between Kashmiri Muslims and Kashmir Pandits.
Earlier, Dr Vinay Thusoo, in his welcome address read out the agenda of the meeting and emphasized on the need for holding deliberations with the cross section of the society who resonates with the idea of dialogue and reconciliation that too in a situation when reality has become the causality in conflict.
Prof Ashok Aima, the founder member of the Forum in his address said that there is a profound need to take large mandate of the civil society so that the atmosphere of reconciliation is created and incremental steps are to be taken to revive and make the forum vibrant so that conversion across the spectrum is bridged for larger interest of the State.
Prof BL Kaul, treasurer and secretary general of the Forum said that peace and reconciliation is only possible with the concurrence of the majority community. Prof Kaul also said that in the past the forum held various interactions across cross section of the society and in that direction.
JS Chauhan, the founder member of the Forum said that the delegation of the forum should visit the migrant camps in Jammu and also visit Kashmir to bridge the mistrust between the communities.
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