Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 7: Prem Nath Bhat Memorial Trust, (PNBMT) spearheading the struggle of the Hindus of Kashmir for the passage of the Shrines and Temples Bill, has expressed hope that the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah would keep his latest promise to enact the bill providing for the establishment of Shrine Board for maintenance and management of the temples and shrines in Kashmir.
In a statement issued after the meeting of the Trust, its chief spokesperson, Dr R L Bhat acknowledged the fact that NC had taken a lead in presenting the Bill in the Assembly, but regretted that despite repeated assurances the Bill was still pending, four years after its introduction in the Legislative Assembly.
He said despite the element of ambiguity carried in the promise of the CM, the people wanted to believe that the CM was sincere and would get his government to pass the Bill in the coming session.
The meeting was held at Patoli, to take stock of the recent developments and was attended among others by Dr A N Pandita, Dr R L Bhat, Dr M K Bharat, S L Koul, P N Razdan, B L Saraf, H L Bhat, Virinder Raina, Kamal Pandita, M K Raina, Rajinderji Sharma, Jai Kumar, Manmohanji Thaplo, Kashmiri Lal.
The speakers were satisfied at the efforts of the Trust, which made it clear to all that there was absolute consensus among the Hindus of Kashmir regarding the demand for the enactment of the Temples and Shrines Bill. With active cooperation of all organizations of the community, the Trust had made the Bill a central issue,
Pointing to the Bill as the biggest CBM, the speakers at the meeting said that it was a test for the government as well as the other mainstream parties of the state to indicate that they were ready to consider the sensitivities and concerns of the displaced community of Kashmir.
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