Pandit begins fast unto death at Porbandar, in support of 6-point charter of demands

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Daily Excelsior
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Excelsior Correspondent
PORBANDAR (Gujarat), Jan 30: All Parties Migrant Coordination Committee (APMCC) Chairman Vinod Pandit today launched the 2nd phase of fast unto death in support of APMCC’s six point charter of demands for Kashmiri Hindus at Sudhama Chowk opposite Old Court Complex in Porbandar Gujarat asking the Government of J&K and the Union Government to come out with a time frame within which the six demands of Kashmiri Hindus would be taken up for final resolution.
Pandit had gone for 10 day long fast unto death in October 2011 with the same charter of demands after which a then senior minister in Omar Abdullah Government RS Chib had requested him to end the fast and assured that the Government would frame a Committee to look into the demands but the Government took no such initiative later on in this regard.
Pandit launched his indefinite hunger strike after paying tributes to father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi at his birth place Kirti Mandir alongwith his associates, King C Bharati, Sandeep Bhat, Haji Amin Khokhar, Ram Dassa, Nalin Rasiklal Kanani, President Porbandar Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Mahant Tansukh Giri Ji Maharaj of Girnar, Prem Ji Khimji President Sagar Shakti Sewa Trust, Porbandar, Amisha Shah,Vice President Women Morcha BJP, Baroda city, Kash Shah, (Youth BJP Baroda) Ashraf Khan I Sherwani, President Porbandar Lagumati Morcha Sunil Trakru, Anil Dhar, MK Tiku, S. Surender Singh Bali, Sudesh Safaya, Atul Barot, Popat Bhai, Raju Bhai and hundreds of supporters from all over India as the 2nd Phase of agitation was launched from Porbandar with Gandhi ji being the main inspiration behind peaceful protest for the resolution of their demands.
Talking to media after the launch of the second phase of the indefinite hunger strike King C Bharati, national spokesperson for the event while castigating the J&K Government for deceiving Kashmiri Hindus, said that Government had assured them to consider the demand but later did nothing till date forcing Mr Pandit to launch second phase of agitation with fast unto death.
The six point of charter of demands included
Dialogue with Pakistan for facilitating visit to Shardha Peeth Temple in PoK , Establishment of Shardha Peeth University in J&K, probe into the multi-crore temple/shrines land encroachment in Kashmir, passing of the pending Kashmir Temples and Shrines Bill in J&K Legislative Assembly, one time compensation for over-aged Migrant Kashmiri Hindu youth and special employment package for Non-Migrant Hindus of Kashmir Valley.
It may be recalled that BJP and various other social and religious organizations have already extended support to Mr Pandit and urged the Government to settle the demands projected by APMCC.

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