Time to convert dreams into reality: Chrungoo

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Apr 15: “It is time to convert dreams into reality in regard to the return and resettlement of the Kashmiri Pandit community in the Valley of Kashmir. The emotional connect needs to be reinforced as the real connect in terms of the prevailing socio-political climate of the Union Territory of J&K”, said Ashwani Kumar Chrungoo, senior BJP and KP leader and in charge Department of Political Affairs & Feedback, J&K-BJP.

Chrungoo was reacting to the RSS Sarkarivah, Dattatreya Hosabale’s address to the Kashmiri Pandits delivered in connection with the “Navreh-Mahautsav” on Wednesday. The words used in the speech acknowledging the sacrifice, resilience and contributions of the Pandits deserve gratitude. Hosabale made history when he said, ‘the whole nation is bowing its head before the KP community for its struggle in exile in order to protect and preserve its identity, Dharma and cultural tradition in the most difficult times of its history’. The well oriented address represented the acknowledgement of the fact that the ethnic cleansing of Kashmiri Pandits was not only the failure of the governments concerned but also of the nation as a whole.

He said there can be no two opinions regarding the return and resettlement of the KPs and other minorities of the Valley in Kashmir in the near future. The off-repeated rhetoric by one and all that ‘Kashmir is incomplete without KPs’ and ‘the Pandits need to be resettled with safety, honour & dignity’ need to be translated into action in real terms.

In order to guarantee the sense of security, four important preludes require to be considered by the governments concerned urgently paving way for smooth resettlement of the displaced community.

“These preludes include political empowerment of the displaced community by way of reservation/nomination in the Assembly of the UT, constitution of a Special Crimes Tribunal-Court to go into the excesses committed against the minorities of J&K over the last 35 years, establishment of a Board through a Legislative process for protection, preservation and promotions of all Hindu Temples and Shrines in Kashmir and single place settlement resolution of the displaced community in the Valley assuring the sense of security required”.