Kundan Kashmiri
After fulfilling two commitments of Agenda of Alliance silently with PDP by ruling BJP at the center, which include shifting of Indian Army from vital places of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh and allowing Hurriyat and other separatists to hold talks with Pakistan, the return of displaced Kashmiri Pundits to their previous locations or townships in the Valley is third objective of ruling alliance of J and K State, which has again become topic of debate and discussion with in the Govt. circles as well as in KP community and others for the last one week.Though Govt. has not consulted actual sufferers and displaced people who have to return nor have given any serious though about repercussions and re-actions aftermath of their return to valley, the most vital requirement related to their return is security as displaced KPs in general do not still feel secure to live in the Valley. It is not only physical security that is at stake, the important fact is adjustment in the new neighbour-hood and with new generation which is brought up under gun culture and to whom they (KPs ) are not introduced at all, after their scary exodus more than two and a half decade back. It also lacks willingness of majority community of the Valley to welcome KPs back, cutting across all shades of political and social opinions and threat of gun. Anti national demonstration, violence and hartals are going regularly on the call of pro-Pak and separatist forces as a part of their nefarious designs to separate Kashmir from India. Killing of civilians, cross border infiltration, disturbances in day to day life and shut down of schools etc. is a regular affair. Unjustified demands of separatist and so-called secularists of the Valley like autonomy, self rule and Azadi which take Kashmir away from India and to which KPs don’t subscribe is a bone of contention and main reason of differences between the two communities. No doubt by virtue of KPs return to Kashmir Valley two communities (Kashmiri Muslim and Kashmiri Hindus) could come physically close with each other, but mentally they would continue different ideologies as far as Kashmir is concerned. KPs have left the Kashmir as they did not like to join the ranks and files of separatist against India and would not like to go back till the situation and atmosphere is totally Indianised, anti Indian and pro-Pak virus is killed. KPs want to return Valley in indianised atmosphere, having complete writ of Indian Constitution. The forcible return of meek displaced KPs in Pro-Pak atmosphere would prove disastrous and succumbing of KPs to join their so-called movement under
compelling circumstances cannot be ruled out. Another reason for unwillingness of KPs return is 85 per cent of distress sale of their property, forcible occupation of their movable and im-movable properties. In previous time slogans in the Valley like Hindu-Muslim-Sikh-Itihad was back bone of the communal harmony, but now present scenario is totally different. Even nomenclature of religious places, like Shankra-Charya, Hari Parbat, Anantnag & Srinagar and many other places got changed into Muslim names like Sulieman Teing, Kohimaran, Islamabad,
Shar–e- Khas and so on.
KPs have been marginalised, isolated and ignored on all four fronts of political, economical, social and religious, when they have been law abiding citizens, not took law and order in their hands, not damaged Govt. property or adopted any other violent means as compared to youths in the Valley. All though they (KPs) have solid reason and logic to come on roads and streets as they lost their homes, brothers, sisters and leaders who were brutally killed in the Valley for having no fault of theirs and no action has been taken against their killers so for. They (KPs) have also been ignored in political re-presentation in the State Assembly, its Cabinet and in the Parliament of India. They have been constantly less or more voting for all the MLAs of the Valley, but none representing them in the Assembly, that was reason KPs demanded at least three constituencies in exile and one seat in Rajya Sabha to represent themselves there, till they would be rehabilitated in the Valley as per their wishes and aspirations. Their Temple and Shrine Bill for enactment of law to protect KPs religious property is lingering on in the State Assembly since long.
Another most important reason for denial to return Valley by KPs is that covert and overt dialogue going on between India, Pakistan and separatists over Kashmir. All are expecting unique solution would come out from the dialogue. If so, what is hurry and advisability for displaced KPs community is to wait for the outcome of the said dialogue. Out of this dialogue if concession like autonomy, self rule or any other concession is granted to the people of the Valley which will take Kashmir away, from India, then there is no logic for the KPs community to return to the Valley.
(To be continued)
