Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 21: Jammu Kashmir Nationalist Movement (JKNM) convened an interaction programme here today with prominent displaced KP members hailing from all the districts of the Valley which was chaired by JKNM convener, Dr K N Pandita.
In a handout issued by the JKNM, it said the programme was aimed to bring awareness and to reach broader consensus about the team interlocutors’ endorsement in their report to settle down all the displaced community in a twin city of Srinagar (Nav Srinagar) and about the observations made by the Chairman Standing Committee of Rajya Sabha on Home Affairs relating to displaced community in its 169th report.
While deliberating on the core issue of restitution and retention in the Valley almost every member present in the meeting resented the Government’s negative and ornamental attitude and its failure to bring a comprehensive plan to preserve this ancient ethnic religious identity. The members expressed that an inclusive Twin city module reflected by team interlocutors in their feed back report is the pragmatic and viable option in the secular and democratic dispensation.
The meeting said that Union and the State Governments be urged upon to implement the interlocutors report to this effect in letter and spirit. It was also resolved that the movement needs to geared up and a memorandum be sent to the Chairman standing committee of Raja Sabha on Home affairs indicating the consensus.
The main presentations were made by JKNM co – conveners Bansi Lal Pandita and S K Koul.
Among other prominent persons who spoke were Dr B L Koul, Anil Bhat,
Ratender Koul , P LKoul Badgami, A K Raina, C L Raina, Sanjay Raina Saraf, K K Razdan, T N Koul, ML Gulabi, HN Ticko.
Shardanandan, Jawahar Lal, V Rawal and Dr Ramesh Thusoo.
The chief guest S N Veer and Guest of honor Prof Usha Tickoo also spoke and concluding address was given by Dr K N Pandita.
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