Srinagar, Dec 15: The “Kashmir (Policy & Strategy ) Group headed by Senior Advocate, Ashok Bhan held a meeting in Delhi to take stock of current Kashmir Imbroglio after the Supreme Court Constitutional bench judgement on the validity of abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution.
Bhan said, while the judgment of the constitution bench of the Supreme Court of India regarding Article 370 will continue to invite intense scrutiny and analysis by legal and political pundits, the broader message from the judges is loud and clear: “Move forward and focus on the future of Jammu and Kashmir rather than brood over its sordid past!”
He said in order to heal the wounds and make a forward movement and restore coexistence, tolerance, mutual respect and communal & societal harmony, “A Truth & Reconciliation Commission should be set up expeditiously.
“The Commission will investigate and report on the human rights violations by non-state and state actors perpetrated in Jammu & Kashmir at least since the 1980s and recommend measures for reconciliation.”
Bhan said KPSG unanimously welcomed the finding and the command of the honourable Supreme Court. Not only the civil society but the people in general and urge the current union government to act upon the commandment of the Supreme Court in this regard urgently and live up to the responsibility and respect for Constitutionalism.
Bhan said KPSG has been continuously holding (KATH-BHAAT);a dialogue by way of intra-civil society webinars, meetings and interactions through social media platforms, emphasising on the dire need for giving a closure to the sordid and brutal phase of societal devastation, death and destruction that has engulfed the larger south Asian region in general and Jammu & Kashmir in particular.
