Overseas Kashmiris Urge Centre To Rehabilitate Displaced Kashmiri Pandits

An organization of overseas Kashmiri Pandits has urged the government to rehabilitate the displaced members of the community in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir which will come into existence on October 31, after the reorganization of the state.
“Actions taken by the Indian government after the abrogation of Article 370 and 35A directly impact our existence. A new light of hope has energized our community for the first time after our forced exodus three decades ago,” the Kashmiri Overseas Association (KOA) said.

Members of the Kashmiri Pandits community from across the US gathered in a Maryland suburb of Washington DC over the weekend for a day-long conference to discuss the post-Article 370 situation.

The development, they said, has brought out “many pent-up memories of loss and pain”.

“Each of us has our own stories of our lost childhood, lost homes mixed with feelings of lost friendships, betrayal and a feeling of being disowned, dispossessed and uprooted,” Kashmiri Overseas Association president Shakun Malik said in a statement.

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