Mehbooba Mufti Bats For Kashmiri Pandits’ Return With ‘Inclusive And Phased Roadmap’
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Mehbooba referred to as on J&Okay lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha on the Raj Bhawan in her first one-on-one assembly with the L-G in about 5 years
In her proposal, Mehbooba mentioned each displaced Kashmiri Pandit household ought to be allotted half a kanal (one kanal is 505.87 sq mt) of state land of their district of origin, contingent upon their willingness to return. File picture/PTI
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti has advocated the reservation of meeting seats and free land for Kashmiri Pandits to facilitate their dignified return to the Valley. Her remarks are being seen as a possible thaw in her relations with the BJP-led central authorities.
Mehbooba referred to as on lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha on the Raj Bhawan in her first one-on-one assembly with the L-G in about 5 years and submitted an “inclusive and phased roadmap” to facilitate “significant progress” on the entrance. The Peoples Democratic Occasion chief additionally submitted copies of the proposal to union dwelling minister Amit Shah and chief minister Omar Abdullah.
Quoting knowledge from the Aid Workplace established by the federal government of Jammu and Kashmir in 1990, Mehbooba mentioned 44,167 migrant households had been formally registered as having fled the Valley as a result of safety causes within the Nineties. Of those, about 90 per cent (39,782) households had been of Kashmiri Pandits. By 2020, the ministry of dwelling Affairs mentioned that the variety of displaced Kashmiri Pandit households had risen to 64,951.
In her proposal, Mehbooba mentioned each displaced Kashmiri Pandit household ought to be allotted half a kanal (one kanal is 505.87 sq mt) of state land of their district of origin, contingent upon their willingness to return.
“This problem goes past politics and touches the very core of our collective conscience. It’s a ethical crucial and a societal duty to make sure that our Pandit brothers and sisters, who had been tragically displaced from their homeland, are supplied with the chance to return in a fashion that’s dignified, safe and sustainable,” she mentioned within the letter.
Mehbooba mentioned each political social gathering within the union territory, no matter ideology, has persistently supported the concept of their return.
“The shared ache of their displacement and the craving for reconciliation bind us all within the perception that Kashmir can as soon as once more be a spot the place communities coexist peacefully. To facilitate significant progress on this entrance, an inclusive and phased roadmap has been connected to your consideration,” she mentioned.
Mehbooba mentioned such gestures would cleanse the bulk Muslim neighborhood of the taint that they’d not tried onerous sufficient to forestall the Pandits’ pressured migration within the Nineties. A lot of the Pandit exodus came about whereas her father, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, was union dwelling minister.
(With company inputs)
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