JAMMU, April 10 -- Over 36 years since their forced displacement, the Kashmiri Pandit (KP) community continues to live in exile under difficult conditions. In a joint press statement issued today, prominent social activists M.K. Yogi and Vinod Pandita appealed to the Union Home Minister and the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir to take immediate humanitarian steps to resolve the pressing issues faced by the displaced KP community.
M.K. Yogi emphasized the urgent need for a time-bound rehabilitation plan for the return of KPs to the Valley with honour and dignity. He also called for an enhancement of the monthly relief assistance from the current ?13,000 to ?25,000, citing the growing cost of living and hardships faced by camp dwellers...