Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 27: Panun Kashmir (PK) has reiterated demand for separate homeland with UT status in Jammu and Kashmir in accordance with Margdarshan resolution of 1991 to fulfill the geo-political aspirations of the community.
This was stated in a joint statement issued by PK chairman, Dr Ajay Chrungoo and its convener Dr Agnishekhar here, today.
The statement said “We would like to make it clear that Panun Kashmir doesn’t not consider the reorganisation of erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir into two UTs as a final act. Neutralization of 370 has made future re-organisation now legally very easy and creation of a Union Territory East and North of river Jhelum in Kashmir for the permanent rehabilitation of displaced Hindus of Kashmir a distinct possibility”, the statement added.
It said “With deep anguish and concern we want to state that the Governments in the Center and the Union Territory of J& K continue to be pursuing the same policy with regard to internally displaced Hindus of Kashmir as was pursued by Congress, PDP and National Conference. In spite of the fact that Union Government clearly stated that JKLF was responsible for the genocide of Kashmiri Pandits thereby explicitly accepting that Hindus of Kashmir were subjected to the most gruesome crime against humanity yet the policy of denial of genocide of Hindus of Kashmir continues unabated”, it added.
The statement said the most glaring example is the statements of some individuals representing organisations related or close to BJP-RSS family who met Union Home Minister recently. These statements underlined that the Home Minister is visualising the return and rehabilitation of internally displaced Hindus in colonies spread over entire Kashmir. “If this is true then it is clear that Government of India does not recognise the necessity to address the issue of return and rehabilitation in the perspective of reversal of genocide but is merely interested in a tokenist cosmetic return. Such a policy has not only abjectly failed so far but has also subjected the victims of genocide to both mental and physical agony”, the statement further added.
It said “We however are hopeful that Government of India after having taken epochal steps of neutralising 370, abrogating 35A and reorganising the State of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories will now formally recognise the genocide perpetrated on Hindus of Kashmir and enact a law for prevention and punishment of this crime as well as reversal of this genocide on the principle of non-refoulement”.
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