‘Whole nation stands shoulder to shoulder with you’: Kejriwal to Kashmiri Pandits

By way of PTI

NEW DELHI: Delhi Leader Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday greeted Kashmiri Pandits at the instance of ‘Jyeshtha Ashtami’ and stated all of the nation stands shoulder to shoulder with them of their happiness and sorrow.

The Aam Aadmi Celebration (AAP) nationwide convenor’s remarks got here within the backdrop of the spate of focused killings of Kashmiri Pandits in Kashmir.

“Lately is the holy day of Jyeshtha Ashtami. (I prolong my) heat needs to all Kashmiri Pandit brothers and sisters in this auspicious day. Would possibly the blessings of Maa Kheer Bhavani all the time be with you all,” Kejriwal stated in a tweet in Hindi.

“I wish to guarantee the Kashmiri Pandit neighborhood that all of the nation is status shoulder to shoulder with you for your each and every happiness and sorrow,” he stated.

The AAP has been elevating the problem of focused killings of Kashmiri Pandits for the previous few weeks.

The birthday celebration held a ‘Jan Aakrosh Rally’ at Jantar Mantar right here on June 5 over the problem.

Addressing the rally, Kejriwal lashed out on the BJP-led central govt for failing to offer safety to Kashmiri Pandits within the Valley.

He additionally demanded that the Centre put forth an motion plan to forestall the killings.

The Delhi leader minister on Tuesday stated he has sought an appointment with Union House Minister Amit Shah to speak about the killings of Kashmiri Pandits within the Valley.

The spate of focused killings in Kashmir began in Would possibly, which incorporated that of Rahul Bhat, a clerk, who was once shot useless throughout the tehsildar’s place of job in Budgam district’s Chadoora.

Of the 8 focused killings since Would possibly 1, 3 sufferers have been off-duty policemen and 5 have been civilians.

Expressing worry over “grim safety state of affairs” in Kashmir within the wake of unabated focused killings, Jammu-based Dogra Sadar Sabha (DSS) president G S Charak on Wednesday suggested the federal government to contain civil society and mainstream leaders to revive peace and prevent “exodus” of minorities and “nationalist Muslims” from the Valley.

He additionally denounced makes an attempt through mischievous parts to hurt communal cohesion in Jammu and Kashmir and stated “any miscreant, regardless of faith, area, caste and color, should be dropped at guide with none bias”.

“We’re involved over the location which is slipping again to the Nineties with minority Hindus and Sikhs at the side of nationalist Muslims making plans emigrate from the valley,” Charak, a former minister, informed newshounds right here after a core crew assembly of his organisation.

Accusing the central govt of mishandling the location, he stated the use of police and different safety companies and propagating that the entirety is beneath regulate isn’t going to lend a hand give a boost to the safety state of affairs within the valley.

“The ruling birthday celebration wishes to study its insurance policies, each inside Jammu and Kashmir and on the world degree, to scuttle nefarious designs of Pakistan which was once a hit in using out minority Kashmiri Pandits in 1990 and is as soon as once more making efforts on this path.

“The space between the folk and the federal government is widening with each and every passing day which isn’t a excellent signal and a priority for all people.

The federal government must have a relook on its coverage in opposition to J-Ok and contain civil society and mainstream politicians from all events,” Charak stated.

“Any person supporting Pakistan will have to be taken to process however the ones leaders who consider in India and its democratic procedure will have to be taken into self assurance and consulted for recovery of peace and normalcy,” he stated.

He stated Dogra Sader Sabha is over a century outdated organisation however its repeated requests for a gathering with the Lieutenant Governor was once now not replied to.

“We’ve performed a key function every time there was once a disaster like state of affairs previously. We’ve written to the LG for a gathering however there was once no reaction until date, which could be very unexpected,” he stated.

Interesting to Top Minister Narendra Modi for giving key posts to native bureaucrats, he stated the officials from out of doors have no idea the bottom realities and are inflicting extra hurt than any excellent.

Previous, Charak stated the core crew of the Sabha condemned Pakistan and its intelligence companies for its persevered reinforce to terrorism in J-Ok.

“The federal government will have to take efficient punitive measures towards Pakistan who sponsors, helps and offers hands for killings of the blameless inhabitants of Kashmiri Hindu, Muslim and Sikhs, but even so different non-Kashmiri Indians who’re engaged in offering more than a few services and products to the average citizen there,” he stated.