STATE TIMES NEWS
NAGROTA: A meeting of Jagti Tenement Committee was held here at Jagti Nagrota under the Chairmanship of Shadi Lal Pandita, President of the Committee. The meeting was attended by the office bearers and members of the Committee.
During the course of meeting the participants expressed their grave concern over banning of RBA certificates to the Kashmiri Pandit Migrant Youth hailing from Reserved Backward Area of Kashmir valley.
While speaking in the meeting Shadi Lal Pandita sought information under RTI Act from the Relief Organisation in respect of issuance of RBA Certificates to the deserving candidates of Kashmiri Pandit Migrant Community wherein in the reply it has been revealed that the matter was discussed in Apex Advisory Committee meeting on 06-09-2013 under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister.
The matter has also been taken up with Commissioner / Secretary to Govt. Social Welfare Department as well as Commissioner / Secretary to Government Revenue Department and proposals submitted to the Cabinet for its consideration and the same stands deferred for reconsideration by the Department as per Cabinet decision dated 11-06-2014.
Pandita said that neither this Migrant Community has been rehabilitated in Kashmir valley permanently nor any rehabilitation of the Community has taken place as such deferring issuance of RBA Certificates to eligible Migrant Youth of this community hailing from Reserved Backward Areas of Kashmir valley is grave injustice with the Community as well as it smells that identity of this Community is going to vanish.
Pandita demanded that Government should have a review of the matter for ensuring issuance of RBA Certificates to the eligible Migrant Youth hailing from Reserved Backward Areas of Kashmir valley.
Others who participated in the meeting included Raj Kumar Tickoo, Ram Nath Pandita, Sanjay Pandita, Brij Nath Thoosu, Sunil Koul, Shiban Raina, S.L Kar, Parya Lal Kanth, Hari Krishan, R.K Raina, Kashi Nath Bhat, Rattan Lal Bhat, Makhan Lal Pandita, M.L Akhoon and others.
