Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 3: President of Displaced Kashmiri Sikhs Conference ( DKSC), Harmohinder Singh has raised his concern towards the plight of 3.5 lakh Sikhs of JK UT.
Talking to reporters he said, Sikhs have been marginalized and their interests are being brushed aside since 1947, when JK State was attacked by raiders from Pakistan and consequently upon this State merged with India.
He said minorities suffered immensely particularly Sikhs lost lives, homes, hearths. The displaced Sikh community scatted in different parts of country along with their Hindu refugee brethren seek justice, he added.
He said now the Union Government headed by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has taken keen interest for the upliftment of displaced and hapless minorities economically and politically, since abrogation of Article 370. He said near about 70 Sikh organizations had also submitted memoranda to the Delimitation Commission for granting political reservation of at least 4 seats in Assembly to the Sikh community, two seats in each Kashmir and Jammu on the pattern and analogy of Union Territory of Pudicherry and Sikkim State.
Harmohinder Singh has taken serious note of the Union Government’s decision for not granting any political reservation to Sikhs in J&K. Sikhs have been treated as non-entity since long by vested interests who are hell bent upon to tarnish the image of Sikh community so that their interest can be jeopardized and to keep them away from political empowerment since 1947.
He said Sikh community welcomed reservation to Pandits but the same sprit has not been applied for Sikh community. This way Sikh community feels discriminated, cheated and it will not accept the same.
Harmohinder Singh demanded one MLA from Kashmri Sikh displaced community be nominated and be listed for pass motion in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. This will encourage the spirit of democracy and togetherness in the country.
Apart from this, two Sikh MLAs be nominated from PoKJ refugees of 1947, he added.
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