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| Migrants protest in camps | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 5: For the first time in last 27 years of their exile the Kashmiri Pandits have been deprived of ration supply on holy festival of Maha Shivratri falling tomorrow resulting into a lot of resentment among the displaced people putting up in various camps and non camp areas of Jammu.
The displaced Pandits held protest demonstrations in various camps against the callousness of the government towards them and alleged that this has shown that the government was least bothered for the welfare of the community. The protestors at Jagti did not accept the ration for the month of February and March saying that government should continue to provide the ration as per old scale and not on the basis of NFSA scale.
The migrants said that Government should first confirm their status under what category the displaced people fall. `` We are living an exiled life for last over 26 years and have been hounded out from Valley by terrorists backed by Pakistan.'' For our survival the Government has sanctioned relief and ration to the migrants which is being debited to security related expenses and hence it can't be linked to NFSA'', said Desh Rattan, president All Migrant Camp Coordination Committee while ridiculing the Government decision to provide ration to migrants as per NFSA said that it can't be applicable to the displaced people as having no other source of income they are unable to bear the expenses of ration.
Rattan while turning tables on both State and Centre governments said the Kashmiri Pandits were forced to leave Valley by terrorists and separatists as government failed to provide security to them and create conditions to retain this microscopic minority in Valley so it is duty bound to provide relief and ration to them till they are resettled in Kashmir with honour and dignity.
Rattan termed the decision a total callousness on the part of the government which seems to turns a blind eye towards the problems of displaced people. He warned if Government failed to revoke the decision the Pandits will come to streets.
The Pandits continued their protest before the Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner, R K Pandita who visited the Jagti camp along with Director CAPD. The protestors refused to accept ration as per new scale and made it clear that the old scale should continue as the migrants relief and ration is debited to security related expenses.
The protestors also blocked Highway at Jagti by pass for some time but later dispersed on the intervention of police. They warned to launch agitation after Maha Shivratri against the Government decision and alleged that on one hand the Government has failed to restore their homeland to them and on the other hand it is depriving them of relief benefits. This shows that Kashmiri Pandits have no right to survive in the country.
Some protestors were also critical of KP leadership saying that they resort to protests seeking their place in coordination and apex committees. They have failed to raise the genuine issues of migrants and only betrayed the community said Sunil Pandit a relief holder.
He said the leadership is totally silent over the issue and it did not bother to take up the same with government which it was supposed to. He said there is total resentment among the displaced people and they have decided not to celebrate the Shivratri tomorrow in protest and continue the protests. He alleged the displaced Pandits were betrayed by both Government as well as community leadership.
The protest demonstration was also held at Purkhoo, Muthi and Nagrota migrant camps by the displaced people and they warned to frame a joint committee of all camps and non camp localities to fight this injustice.
Meanwhile BJP MLC Surinder Ambardar has expressed serious concern over the situation created in camps due to delay in supply of ration and appealed the Government that migrants be provided ration under the migrant category as a special case till their honourable return and rehabilitation in Valley. |
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