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KP's return issue: KPC criticizes 'Counseling notice' issued to 112 KP migrants
Early Times Report
Jammu/New Delhi, Feb 11: Kashmiri Pandit Conference (KPC) in a meeting held here in national capital has criticized Relief Organization of Jammu for issuing notice to 112 Kashmiri Pandit migrants and summoned them to their office from Feb 15-21, for counseling for their return to Kashmir Valley just merely on the list submitted by one organization which is not known to the displaced Kashmiri Pandits.
According to press statement issued here today from national capital, President Kundan Kashmiri in his address criticized Relief Organization of Jammu for issuing notice to 112 Kashmiri migrants and summoned them to their office from Feb 15-21, for counseling for their return to Kashmir Valley.
"These families have neither personally approached the govt or Relief Organization nor applied for the same with the govt agency, which clearly indicates a big conspiracy of the govt. against the KP displaced people, he said and added, "this move could harm the KP struggle to large extent and would force KP to face another painful migration."
KPC chief appealed such organizations as well as Relief organization not to play in the hands of govt and its agents, restrict such activities and to work in the larger interest of the community.
He further demanded that all the temple and shrines in Kashmir valley including those maintained by J&K Dharmarth trust to be passed in the state Assembly in-toto for proper management and protection. He further cautioned if this bill has been further delayed or any temple and shrine has been left out of the proposed bill, KP community on the whole would be forced to come out in streets to protest and govt. would be wholly responsible for its serious consequences.During the proceedings members also decided to submit a memorandum to leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, Smt Sushma Swaraj and Home Minister of India in this regard.
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RIK warn Govt against laying down trap for KPs
Jammu, February 12, (Scoop News)-Roots in Kashmir (RIK) held a meeting under the chairmanship of MK Koul, Chairman, Political Affairs Committee.
Addressing the meeting, Koul took serious note of the attempt of the Government in connivance with Relief Commissioners office to force migrate Kashmiri Pandit community from Jammu and other parts of the country to Kashmir.
Koul said that without addressing the basic concerns of the displaced KP community, KPs reject this deceptive exercise of the Government.
He warned the Government against laying down the trap for Kashmiri Pandits and at the same time reminded the KPs not to fall into the trap, terming the whole exercise as an attempt to divert the attention of KPs from Temples and Shrines Bill.
Vinod Bhat, executive member, Ajay Bhat, Ashok Koul, Sanjay Raina and Rakesh Koul were also present.
Vinod Bhat said, if Omar Abdullah and Government of India says that the situation for Return of Kashmiri Pandits is not ripe how can Government be-fool people by such gimmicks. He said the Government must not hide its failures behind the veil of Return of KP’s with help of the touts.
Ajay Bhat said that the Government must first take care of the problems of KP’s in Jagti and other parts of Jammu rather than mis-adventuring with foolish ideas to befool the KP community in Particular and Indian Nationalists in General.
Source: http://www.scoopnews.in/det.aspx?q=35724
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