Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 5: Entire Kashmiri Pandit leadership today came out in open support to the agitating Hindu employees working in Kashmir and vowed to intensify the agitation if the genuine demands of the employees are not met forthwith.
The Pandit leadership belonging to all sections at a joint press conference organized by All Parties Migrants Coordination Committee (APMCC) castigated the State government for ignoring KP employees who are on a dharna for the past 20 days refusing to return to Kashmir Valley where their residential camps were attacked extensively and selectively with the administration not only failing to protect them but also tried hide the facts regarding attack on migrant camps.
The KP leadership came down heavily on the State Government which sheds tears for the stone-pelters and leaves no opportunity to rehabilitate those who work against India but do not spare even a junior officer to enquire why pro- India employees were agitating for over 20 days at Jammu.
They said that PDP-BJP coalition has let down Hindu community by not addressing their problems and instead activating its own administration to spread lies about the community.
They sought immediate FIR against DIG South Kashmir, SSP Kupwara and SSP Baramula and demanded their suspension for dereliction of duties and contradicting the statement of ADG (CID) about the attacks on minority camps and asked the Government to come out with a statement over this contradiction.
Pandits extended their full support to the employees saying they should be shifted to Jammu adding no Hindu employee will return to Valley unless and until the Government comes out with a comprehensive return plan for entire Pandit community which includes guarantee of their safety, security, dignity and honour adding the agitation will be intensified in the coming days and some extreme steps will be taken if their demands are not met.
They said that situation in Kashmir valley was not in the hands of the Government or even separatists and in such a civil war kind of a situation they cannot send their children to Valley.
Seeking immediate constitution of a high-level official committee to talk to agitating employees KP leadership said that they will not allow the Government to use the Hindu employees as scapegoats for its failed rehabilitation attempt.
They said that in the coming days the protestors will come out to streets of Jammu in the shape of silent marches, maha rallies and even fast unto death to make this deaf Government to listen to the problems of all the Hindu employees working in Valley under PM Package, Non-PM Package, promotees and Jammuites.
Those who addressed the Press conference included Adv Ravinder Raina, President ASKPC, Vinod Pandit, Chairman APMCC, Dr Agnishekhar, Convenor Panun Kashmir, King C Bharti, national spokesperson APMCC, Prof AN Sadhu, Ex-President KP Sabha, Vijay Kashkari AIKS, Prof BL Zutshi, Educationist and social activist, MK Jalali president Mata Sharika Peeth and leaders of various other KP organisations and trusts.
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