New Delhi: A day after National Conference said that it will not allow separate townships for Kashmiri Pandits, the community on Sunday held protest at Jantar Mantar, demanding its rehabilitation.
The protest titled 'I protest. 25 years of exile, 25 years of denial' saw a massive crowd of Kashmiri Pandits sharing their plight.
Meanwhile, on Twitter #OurKashmirWeDecide became one of the most shared hashtag. Here are some tweets on the issue.
From the Protest Site #OurKashmirWeDecide #KPMission5000 pic.twitter.com/AXDUkGnOCe
— Rashneek Kher (@Rashneek) May 3, 2015
Huge show of strength by Kashmiri Pandits going on in Delhi #KPMission5000 We need separate area #OurKashmirWeDecide pic.twitter.com/ypCJPimI0s
— Pawan Durani (@PawanDurani) May 3, 2015
We want homeland #KPMission5000 #OurKashmirWeDecide pic.twitter.com/EoSNXYK7Ye
— Protestor (@Shivam_Pandey09) May 3, 2015
Live pictures from Jantar Mantar. Keep coming. Time to show our real strength to the world. #OurKashmirWeDecide pic.twitter.com/07EAWepQWe
— Chandan Sadhu (@chandansadhu) May 3, 2015
Meanwhile, Minister of State within the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Jitendra Singh told ANI that the return of Kashmiri Pundit to his home is not only his birth right but also his constitutional right.
Seeking support from Opposition over the issue, Singh said, “Opposition would do better by extending cooperating hand to government in finding solution for dignified return of Kashmiri pundits. Because this is something Opposition could have done during 10 years of their rule at Centre and state. Opposition’s unfinished task is being accomplished by present government. They should be appreciative and cooperative about it.”
J&K Opposition National Conference had yesterday said that they will not let Jammu and Kashmir government to set up separate colonies for Kashmiri Pandits but would strive for return of the minority community to their native places in the Valley.
"We are against separate clusters for Kashmiri Pandits. We welcome them (to Kashmir), but we will not let the government to create separate colonies for them," NC general secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar told reporters during a protest rally against the new recruitment policy of the state government.
(With PTI inputs)