Kashmiri Pandit Sangharsh Samiti - Representation to PM on Migration fresh registration - February, 2017
To: The Hon’ble Prime
Minister,
Union of India, South
Block, Raisina Hill
Subject: Safe guarding the life
and survival of Non-Migrant Kashmiri Pandit families who stayed back and chose
to live in Kashmir Valley after the mass exodus of the Community in the year
1990
Hon’ble / Esteemed
Sir,
May it please your
honour, with reference to the subject cited above it is most humbly submitted
as under:
That from the last few
months we have submitted a series of communications to your goodself for the
survival of the left out Kashmiri Pandit Community who stayed back in Kashmir
Valley after the mass exodus of Kashmiri Pandit Community due to armed
insurgency and political turmoil in the Valley. The last 26 years this left out
Community faced all sort of threats and administrative isolations which include
cold blooded massacres which occurred till 2003 and leaving out from the all
the welfare decisions taken in the interest of “Migrant Kashmiri Pandits” and “Surrendered
Hardcore Militants”.
At present this miniscule minority of 808 families comprising of 3445 souls (as per
government census conducted in the year 2009) is slowly wiped out as
liabilities by making our lives miserable, dejected and depressed one because
no successive government took our problems seriously as we are not counted
under “Vote Bank Politics”. This fact can be corroborated with the statistical
data which our organization collected, analyzed and processed and is reproduced
herein below:
Sr. No.
|
Time Period
|
Kashmiri Pandit Population
|
|||||
In
|
Migration (families)
|
%age
|
|||||
1
|
Till 01.01.1990
|
75,343
|
–
|
–
|
|||
2
|
01.01.1990 –
31.08.1990
|
40,741
|
34,602
|
45.93
|
|||
3
|
01.09.1990 –
31.03.1992
|
6,460
|
34,281
|
84.14
|
|||
4
|
01.04.1992 –
31.03.1998
|
3,773
|
2,687
|
41.59
|
|||
5
|
01.04.1998 –
31.03.2008
|
808
|
2,965
|
78.58
|
|||
Total
|
74,535
|
98.92
|
|||||
These figures reveal
that out of 75,343 families; 74,535 families i.e. 98.92%, of Kashmiri Pandits
living in Valley opted for migration from time to time till 31.03.2008 and even
after the said date the process of migration never stopped. These figures also
reveal that the KP population in the Valley is still draining out and
obviously, it is not the security reason but clearly indicates that the State
and Central Government have failed in restoring their faith in the Community
and nothing positive has been done to stop this effectively.
As per the Government Census
done by the end of December 2009, reveals that there are just 808 families
living in the Valley having nearly 3445 souls. As the process of migration
never stopped so the figure after the gap of 7 years, i.e. 31.12.2016, can be
more less as it seems from the trend which can be seen from the figures above.
The dwindling population of the left out Kashmiri Pandits in Kashmir Valley
The unrest faced by
the Valley in the year 2008, 2009, 2010 and now in the year 2016, have created
lot to trust deficit for majority community and the State Government being the
sufferers as every Kashmiri Pandit living in Kashmir, whether having any
affiliation to any political party or not, is a born “Jan Sanghi” and
“Government of India Agent” and this tag name attached to Kashmiri Pandits have
created life as depressed and survival almost bleak.
The present Government
and its alliance are making this miniscule community to run from pillar to post
as some members of State BJP unit are in a mood to take political revenge as
they treat us as traitors because we did not left Kashmir Valley in 1990 and
for a section in Majority Community Population we are having a tag name called
“Jan Sanghi” and are unwanted in the larger interest of their political agendas.
That this miniscule
Community despite facing all odds contributed in its own ways and means to the
larger interest of the Country and State by actively participating in the
process to bring peace to this part of the world. Though from the last 26 years
no support was provided to us by any successive governments, but still we never
backed and worked selflessly at ground zero in the interest of our Country. Till
date nothing has been done to mitigate our problems but on the contrary the
news about the re-opening of fresh migrant registration being started by the
State Government, with the consent of Ministry of Home Affairs, Union of India,
have raised few questions which needs early answers, so that this left out
community can take a unanimous step for the future so that the legitimate
interests of the Non-Migrant Kashmiri Pandit Community are safeguarded.
The re-opening of
fresh registration, means that Central and State Government is indirectly
accepting and acknowledging that the situation in the Valley is Out of Control
and the Militancy is increased many folds as such State and Central Government
is unable to protect their citizens who are not supporting the secessionist
voices. If the political workers are not safe, then
1) the recent resolution passed by the State
and Central Government that already Migrant Kashmiri Pandit Population will be
re-settled/rehabilitated in Valley is an eye wash as how can a State
Government at the same time allow fresh registration of migration on the basis
of life threat & claim to bring back Kashmiri Pandit population who have
faced cold blooded murders till year 2003 ?
2) how come a Valley based Kashmiri Pandit, who
by default is Pro-Indian, is safe?
3) why the minority security pickets installed
at different places in Kashmir Valley were removed and exposing/risking the
life of the left-out Kashmiri Pandit who are still residing in Kashmir Valley ?
4) It seems that that State Government /
Central Government was deliberately trying to put the left-out Kashmiri Pandit
population at risk of life threat for gaining some hidden political agendas,
when they feel that their party workers are not safe then how cam left-out
Kashmiri Pandits are safe ?
5) At the time of crises and massacres the then
Government in the year 1998 and 2003 was requested to re-open the registration of migration for
Kashmiri Pandits, so that left-out Kashmiri Pandits could leave the Valley and
live a peaceful and safe life but at that time it was denied, then why it is re-opened
now ?
6) Why Central and State Government do not
register the entire Valley based Kashmiri Pandit families as “Migrants” to save
their lives from any further massacres as happened till 2003 and rehabilitate
them outside Kashmir with the facilities at par, as provided to other Kashmiri Migrants?
7) If not, then why a Valley Based Kashmiri
Pandit, who always is a pro-Indian, is made scapegoat when other political
workers are given a chance of registration as “Migrant” and live a peaceful
life outside Kashmir?
On the
contrary, if the situation is not so bad that a fresh “Migrant” registration is
needed then this is surely a dangerous move played by the State Government and
it alliance political party to get their political workers settled on the budget
meant for the rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits and it seems that re-opening
of this fresh registration of Migrants done by the current government and its
alliance political party is to facilitate their party workers in Valley by
providing them hassle free Government Jobs and Accommodations and other
rehabilitation benefits which will help them to establish the base of their Political
Party in Kashmir Valley.
As the situation in
Kashmir Valley is deteriorating day by day due to increasing Militancy related
incidents and Militant Encounters, it is humbly prayed that the matter be
looked into on priority basis and we left out Kashmiri Pandit families who are
still residing in Kashmir Valley be also provided a chance so that we can take
a unanimous decision of leaving Kashmir Valley and getting ourselves registered
as “Migrants” without any pre-conditions so that we the miniscule minority
could live a peaceful and threat free life outside Kashmir, and oblige
Thanking you in
anticipation with request that any decision / communication made in this regard
may be forwarded to us also.
Yours faithfully
Sanjay K. Tickoo
President, KPSS
President, KPSS
+91-9906564741
Copy to the:
1. His Excellency The Governor, State of Jammu
and Kashmir, Raj Bhawan, Jammu.
2. Hon’ble Union
Minister for Home Affairs, Union of India, Central Secretariat, North Block,
New Delhi.
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