On the eve of 'holocaust day', displaced Kashmiri Pandits today held a rally here to highlight their plight and appeal to the "nationalistic masses" of the country to "rise and seek justice" for them.
Under the banner of "Ek Bharat Abhiyaan Kashmir Ki Aur (one Indian campaign towards Kashmir)", the rally was attended by scores of delegates from various rightwing organizations from across the country to establish a connect with the plight of Kashmiri Hindus living in exile for the last 27 years.
The rally was held at Jagati camp, the largest temporary habitation of displaced Pandits who were forced out of Kashmir after eruption of militancy in 1989.
Addressing the gathering, Sri Ram Sena leader Pramod Muthalik, who had hogged media headlines after he and activists of his group targeted a pub in Mangalore a few years back, expressed deep sympathy and regret that the whole nation has been dumb to the plight of Kashmiri Hindus all these years.
He said, "the voice of the persecuted and hounded Kashmiri Hindus will be heard by this nation for the issue which led to the exodus of Hindus in Kashmir is prevalent in various parts of this country and like a cancer it is eating into the vitals of this country."
Ramesh Shinde, founder of Hindu Jan Jagriti, said the "nationalists of the country are equally concerned about the plight of Kashmiri Hindus".
He said his organization works towards carrying the message of Panun Kashmir to the masses of this country.
Tapan Bose, an activist from West Bengal, asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to "stop incentivizing separatism", saying such a policy has ruined this country already.
The inhabitants of the camp narrated tales of persecution and duress under which Kashmiri Hindus were forced to flee their motherland and subsequent inhuman and pathetic conditions under which the exiled community members were made to live.
Panun Kashmir leader Agnishekhar said Kashmiri Hindus have the first stake on the valley and the movement which his organisation started 27 years back will reach its logical conclusion with the creation of separate homeland.
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