Dear Editor,
Once again the barbaric brute forces in Kashmir have gunned down a Kashmiri Pandit Sunil Kumar in an apple orchard in Chotigam area, Shopian district of South Kashmir. This dastardly and gruesome killing of an innocent Kashmiri Pandit have shattered the whole KP community and triggered a fresh wave of fear among KPs. The government has failed to protect the precious lives of Kashmiri Pandits and other non-locals in Kashmir. Since the abrogation of article-370 and 35-A, the situation in Kashmir has turned terribly volatile as the attacks on religious minorities are happening day in and day out without any respite. Thus rightly the Prime Minister package migrant employees are protesting from the last 100 days in favour of their one point demand of relocation outside valley as they feel very apprehensive about their safety and security in Kashmir. Since the martyrdom of Rahul Bhat, these hapless and unfortunate Kashmiri Pandit package employees are on roads and are agitating for their survival and existence. But the insensitive centre government is paying deaf ears towards the genuine demand of relocation of Package employees. Moreover, very unfortunately these employees are caught between the two stools as they are unable to decide between life and livelihood. It is high time now that the centre government must immediately relocate/deploy all PM Package employees to Jammu province in order to stop any further bloodshed. Is anybody listening is the million dollar question?
Vivek Koul,
Gole Gujral, Jammu.
