Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 18: All India Kashmiri Samaj (AIKS) has demanded creation of legitimate minority space for the displaced Kashmiri Pandit community in Valley.
The demand was made by AIKS president, Dr Ramesh Raina while talking to reporters here, today along with senior leaders of the organisation including M L Malla, Sunil Koul, A K Raina, Nancy Ganjoo, Dr Manorama Bakshi and Alka Lahori.
Raina said that KPs are firmly unanimous in returning to their millennia old habitat and inclined to contribute to the resurrection of benign and harmonious culture of Kashmir. The Pandits attach significance to the ideology of a secular democratic philosophy of the Indian nation as the only arrangement that ensures freedom of expression and opportunity of development.
He said in the light of selective targeted killing of the Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley, their continued threat perception and resultant sense of insecurity among PM package employees which is forcing them to live in constant fear of reprisal attacks from anti KP forces and Jehadi elements that has touched off almost another wave of exodus among these left over KPs and pushing the PM package employees to almost abandoning their jobs.
Raina said there is need for taking concrete and tangible measures to restore their faith in the system. He also emphasized that Kashmir has made several deliberate lapses and departures with respect to minority rights and space. The pluralist vision and diverse character of Indian Constitution and State character stands frozen and negated through sustained and uninterrupted marginalisation of its minorities especially displaced KPs.
Raina said under the prevailing situation in the Valley, the Government should adopt healing touch policy for the Valley based Kashmiri Pandits and PM package employees, who should also be taken into confidence for the redressal of their just legitimate demands.
He also demanded an institutional mechanism to coordinate with the Kashmiri Pandit representatives for the effective implementation of their just demands and to deal with any other exigency, Passage of Temples and Shrines Bill and hike in monthly cash relief.
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