Excelsior Correspondent
NEW DELHI, Dec 16: Global Kashmiri Pandit Diaspora (GKPD), All India Kashmiri Samaj (AIKS) and Jammu Kashmir Vichar Manch (JKVM) today appealed the Home Minister, Amit Shah to urgently act on the recommendation of the Bench of Apex Court to set up an impartial Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
At a press conference here, the leaders of these organisations complimented the BJP Government at Centre for reserving two seats for Displaced Kashmiri Hindus and one seat for POK Refugees in J&K Assembly.
They also complimented Rajya Sabha Member Vivek Tankha for raising the issue of genocide of Kashmiri Hindus in the House.
They said December 11 marked a red-letter day for the KP community. A process that started on 5th August 2019 with the abrogation of Article 370 was brought to its logical conclusion on this date as the Supreme Court declared the abrogation of the suspect Article 370 as Constitutionally valid and permanent.
“On behalf of the Kashmiri Pandit community we are grateful to our beloved countrymen from all sections of society who have supported us in this journey and GOI under the leadership of Narendra Modi for reserving two seats in the State Assembly for the displaced community”.
They said this judgement which comes on the heels of the historic Jammu Kashmir Reorganization/Amendment Bill reserving two seats in the Legislative Assembly for the displaced people of Jammu and Kashmir fills us with optimism that our collective voices are being heard.
They expressed their pleasure that Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul in a separate ruling has recommended the setting up of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which has been a long-standing demand of the community. “The process of healing has to start, and our intergenerational trauma needs urgent redressal”.
The press briefing was addressed by Utpal Kaul and Kashi Akhoon (GKPD), DR Ramesh Raina and Alka Lahori ( AIKS) and Sanjay Ganjoo (JKVM).
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