24th
March 2013
The plight of uncertainty looms large
over the future of displaced Kashmiri migrants: DR DarakhshaN
‘The monthly relief
for the displaced KPs per family should be increased keeping in view the
uncontrolled price hike’ demands SDP President
“The forced displacement of Kashmiri Pandit
Community from their homeland has shattered them completely. They are living a
very miserable life away from their lost homes. The pain of being migrants is
terrible for this educated and intellectual lot of Kashmiri society,” said
Socialistic Democratic Party President Dr Darakhshan Andrabi while addressing a
press conference at Jammu today. Accompanied by other party leaders Sanjay
Manhas and Kamaljeet Singh, SDP President shared her pain with the media.
“Financial relief and temporary arrangements of providing flats to these
community members has nothing to do with their permanent settlement and
government cannot in any case project this all as a substitute for the
permanent settlement of this community. Up to now we have failed at all in
devising any plan for the settlement of the grave issue of displacement of this
inseparable part of Kashmiri society,” said Dr Darakhshan. Emphasizing the need
of immediate increase in the monthly financial relief to the families of this
displaced community in view of the increased prices of all commodities, SDP
President also demanded the completion of unfinished allotted quota of
recruitment in government sector in Kashmir valley from this community at an
earliest to address to the dejection caused by the delay. Dr Andrabi termed the
displacement of Kashmiri Pandit Community a misfortune for Kashmir which has
broader impacts on the resolution of all issues concerning the state. Dr
Darakhshan Andrabi said the plight of uncertainty looms large over the future
of displaced Kashmiri migrants as nothing serious is being done or even thought
of at the state and central government levels for their permanent settlement.
“The temporary rehabilitation township at Jagti is also a big problem centre
for this disturbed lot as on one hand they are treated as second class citizens
when the issue of providing them basic facilities is concerned and again they
are not treated as a troubled displaced lot when they are charged with huge
electric charges etc. Dr Andrabi said that we have to treat with this community
very delicately and harsh attitudes can tell upon their mental health in very
big way as they are already reaping the crops of the forced migration from
their homeland.
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