Kashmiri Pandits Commemorate 25 years of Exile

Posted on 19th Jan 2015 04:27 pm by mohit kumar

Srinagar, Jan 19 (IANS) Commemorating 25 years of their migration, a group of Kashmiri Pandits staged a symbolic protest here Monday, urging the central and state governments to issue a white paper roadmapping their return to the Kashmir valley.

"We are holding a bigger protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi to highlight our problems. Since we belong to Kashmir which is our homeland, we decided to hold a symbolic protest here also," Vinod Pandit said.

The chairman of the all parties migrant coordination committee (APMCC), told reporters: "It was on this day in 1990 that a forced exodus of Kashmiri Pandits began."

Pandit was accompanied by a dozen activists in the protest.

Monday's protest was held to commemorate 25 years of Pandits' mass migration from Kashmir valley in 1990 when separatist violence forced thousands of these people to abandon their homes.

Other news

Army treats over 400 in Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu, Jan 24 (IANS) The Indian Army Saturday said it has given free medical care to over 400 pe

Jeff Bezos: Former housekeeper accuses Amazon chief of discrimination on racial grounds, takes 10-14 hours to work

Jeff Bezos has been sued by a former housekeeper. The CEO of the online shopping portal Amazon ha

Know - What does it mean to ban the Chinese app? These apps will not update or run

On Monday, the Indian government has banned 59 mobile apps from China, including TikTok. However,

Operation Ganga: Jyotiraditya Scindia met officials in Romania, also talked to students waiting to return home

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Sandhiya has reached Romania. Four special envoys have been

'America will not do any business with China, Ramaswamy said - If he becomes President, he will end the FBI and Education Department

Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican presidential candidate in America, has said today that America is

Bluffing a Key Part of my Bowling: Australia's Maxwell

Melbourne, Feb 11 (IANS) Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell Wednesday said bluffing is a key

Anil Ambani: Big relief to Anil Ambani, Bombay High Court has put a stay on the action in the tax evasion case

The Bombay High Court has given a big relief to Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani in the case o

Over 250 Technicians Posts vacant in Delhi Government Hospitals

New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Over 250 posts of labaratory technicians are lying vacant in various D

CBI probe into Sushant's death: Only thing left for CBI to find in Sushant case - date of the closure report

In the case of Sushant Singh Rajput's death, the CBI has registered a case against six people inc

North Korea successfully test-fired two cruise missiles: Target made 2000 km away, claims - capable of nuclear attack

North Korea successfully test-fires two long-range strategic cruise missiles. It is claimed that