AIKS, led by Ravinder Pandita, met Kiren Rijiju today, demanding minority status and a commission for Kashmiri Pandits. Rijiju acknowledged the issue and promised to facilitate further discussions with the Home Ministry.
Kashmiri Pandits observe January 19 as the 'Holocaust Remembrance Day/Exodus Day' to mark their mass exodus from the Valley in 1990 when Pakistan-backed radicals threatened the minority community, forcing them to flee.
The forced exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Valley in 1990 was not merely a physical displacement; it represented a profound disruption of their lives, culture, and identity, says a post exodus cultural survey.
The motion states that the House with sadness marks the 35th anniversary of th coordinated attacks by cross-border Islamic terrorists and their supporters on the minority Hindu population of Kashmir valley in 1990.
State Investigation Agency (SIA), Jammu has filed a chargesheet against key operatives behind the notorious "Kashmir Fight" for allegedly issuing online threats to migrant Kashmiri Pandit employees, Jammu and Kashmir police said.
'The Kashmir Files' directed by Vivek Agnihotri earned widespread recognition by portraying the life of Kashmiri Pandits during the 1990 Kashmir insurgency. The filmmaker has now shared his heartfelt appreciation for producer Abhishek Agarwal for his unwavering support in the making of th
He also claimed that Muslims are feeling unsafe and stated that there is no discrimination based on religion, as guaranteed by the Constitution.The former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir also said that the government should treat Muslims without any discrimination.
Days after Jammu Development Authority demolished the shops of several Kashmiri Pandits in Muthi Phase-2 quarters in Jammu, the migrants who have nowhere to go have urged the Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner (Migrants) to rehabilitate them.
Ratan Chaku, who is the organizer, General Secretary Kashmiri Pandit Sangarsh Samiti expressed his happiness, saying that all the people in the community are excited to celebrate this festival together and people from other communities also enjoy it.