Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 19: The Youth All India Kashmiri Samaj (YAIKS) rath yatra which was flagged off from here yesterday to seek justice for the exiled Kashmiri Pandits, reached Union Territory of Chandigarh today on its way to New Delhi.
The yatra, which is led by YAIKS president, R K Bhat had reached holy township of Amritsar yesterday evening. The yatris paid obeisance at Golden temple and prayed for the peace of the martyrs there.
They also met the prominent leaders and heads of various religious organizations at Amritsar. The YAIKS leaders called on SGPC chief seeking his support for their ongoing struggle. They recalled the role of Sikh Gurus and Maharaja Ranjit Singh in seeking justice for Kashmiri Pandits in past.
Later they also met various religious heads and prominent leaders of Amritsar. They included State BJP president Kamal Sharma and Shiv Sena president Surender Kumar. The yatra was flagged off by BJP president from Amritsar to Chandigarh in the afternoon. The leaders of all organizations whom the YAIKS leaders met assured them their full support in their ongoing struggle for their permanent rehabilitation in their native land of Kashmir.
The Yatra reached Chandigarh late in the evening where they will also meet leaders of various political, social and religious organization to solicit their support in their on going struggle. The yatra will leave Chandigarh tomorrow morning for New Delhi where after paying obeisance at Raj Ghat to father of nation the YAIKS activists will put their demands before the Union Government seeking immediate redressal.
It may be recalled that to take their struggle to logical conclusion and seek permanent rehabilitation and resettlement in their native land of Kashmir KP youth under the aegis of Youth All India Kashmiri Samaj (YAIKS) took out a rath yatra to Union Capital from here. It was flagged off by BJP spokesperson of the State Farooq Khan at Jammu.
The YAIKS is demanding implementation of PM’s 6000 job package for KP youth as only 1452 posts were filled out of it, selection of 221 deserving displaced youth who are willing to serve in Valley under PM package, one time compensation for over aged youth under PM’s package, return of KPs to Valley by creating smart cities in South Central and North Kashmir and grant of Minority and IDP status to KPs.
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