Submits representation to HM
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 15: Kashmiri Pandit Sangharsh Samiti (KPSS) has submitted a detailed representation to the Home Minister of India through the Chief Minister of J&K, demanding a concrete rehabilitation roadmap within the next 60 days.
KPSS president, Sanjay K Tickoo in a statement here, today said his organization stands firm in its belief in “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas,” but former Governments have failed to uphold these ideals when it comes to the Kashmiri Pandit community. If the Legislative and Executive branches fail yet again, KPSS will be left with no choice but to seek judicial intervention to safeguard the rights of a community in distress, he added.
Tickoo said the road of exile has stretched far too long. It is time for the Indian Government to prove that Kashmiri Pandits are not just a forgotten footnote in electoral manifestos but rightful inheritors of their homeland. Justice delayed is justice denied-and for Kashmiri Pandits, justice has been denied for more than three decades. The time for action is now and Government should act with firm resolve, he added.
Tickoo said “We demand answers. We demand action. We demand a future”.
He said in a momentous development, the Kashmir Valley is finally set to be physically connected to the rest of India through a seamless railway line-an engineering marvel poised for inauguration by the Prime Minister, himself. This long-awaited link promises to usher in a new era of accessibility, development, and national integration. Yet, as the nation celebrates this milestone, a poignant question echoes across the displaced Kashmiri Pandit community, when will they, too, be permanently reconnected with their homeland? For decades, they have waited not just for infrastructure, but for a sense of belonging, dignity, and justice. With eyes filled with hope and hearts heavy with longing, every displaced Pandit now looks towards the Prime Minister, expecting a single word-either a green signal or a clear deadline-that would mark the beginning of their long-overdue return to the land of their ancestors.
He said for last 35 years the rehabilitation of KPs has been reduced to mere rhetoric and now it is time for Government to act, he added.
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