BJP organised an outreach programme for an interface with the displaced Kashmiri Pandits living in Delhi NCR at 4, Kushak Road, the residence of Union Minister PMO, Dr Jitendra Singh, on January 15, 2025.
People from all walks of life attended the programme.and raised the core issues confronting them, including stoppage of monthly AMR, dominated the proceedings.
Many senior prominent KP leaders notably Dr Ramesh Raina. Alka Lahori, Dr Manorama Bakshi, Shri Puran Patwari, Bansi Razdan and many more were present on the occasion. The meet was attended by Jammu MP, Jugal Kishore, as well as many MLAs of J&K. BJP Delhi head, Virendra sachdeva, was also present.
Speaking on the occasion, the prominent stalwart leader and ex-President of AIKS, Dr Ramesh Raina, stressed the need for a focussed attention to the problems faced by the KP migrants of the NCR. To assuage and ease the recurrent difficulties faced by the displaced KPs, Dr Raina proposed:
1. To convert KP Migrant Cards into Multipurpose Cards.
2. To consider opening of an extension office of the J&K Relief Commissioner at Kashmir House, 5 – Prithvi Raj Road, New Delhi.
3. To post an OSD for Kashmiri Migrants at Kashmir House to take up all the pressing issues with the Govt. of NCT Delhi which includes Relief and allied matters.
4. Creation of Kashmir HAAT for our talented and skilled unemployed youth to earn their livelihood.
5. Encourage people for Business incentives by providing them with soft Term Loans
Appreciating the gesture shown by BJP, Dr Ramesh Raina added that Kashmiri Pandits constituted first line of natural defence for India in Kashmir and grass roots advocacy group. It, therefore, was imperative for the Government to come out with a blue print for the sustainable long term rehabilitation policy for the displaced community. He mentioned the need for the creation of a legitimate minority space for the beleaguered KPs by declaring them as a minority as the only viable solution for their back home journey. While concluding, Dr. Jitendra Singh said, it was a matter of great satisfaction to note that even after having gone through the nightmare of mass exodus from the Valley, the members of Kashmiri Pandit community, now settled far away from Kashmir, still hold the same amount of commitment to their motherland
