Rahul Gandhi Bharat Jodo Yatra: A delegation of migrant Kashmiri Pandits today met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Samba district during ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ and Talked to him about his various issues, including targeted killings by terrorists and protests by people getting employment under the Prime Minister’s package. ,Amit Kaul talks to Rahul Gandhi Delegation member and social activist Amit Kaul said that he has invited Gandhi to his Jagati basti near the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway and he will probably meet community members on his way to Kashmir. Amit Kaul said- We had a very good talk with Gandhi and we told him about the issues of the community, especially the problems of the employees working under the Prime Minister’s package, who were given a lot of help in the previous UPA (United Progressive Alliance) led by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The coalition) government had given the job. They are protesting since last six months and their salary has been stopped.

Employees on strike demanding to be transferred Appointed under Prime Minister’s Employment Package announced in the year 3088 about 4, Migrant Kashmiri Pandits are working in various departments in the valley. There are two components of this package- 6,3088 for the youth of the community JOBS AND RECRUITMENT To create more and more housing units for the employees. terrorists last year 50 In May, a Kashmiri Pandit named Rahul Bhat was shot dead inside his office in Budgam district, after which many employees left Jammu. The incident was described as a case of targeted killing. Many employees are on strike demanding their transfer out of the valley.

)Other issues were also raised: Amit Kaul Amit Kaul said- We also raised other issues of the community including the need to increase the relief. We requested him (Rahul Gandhi) to visit our basti Jagti or send a delegation there. But, he assured that he would wake up himself and raise their issues inside and outside the Parliament.

Rahul Gandhi is a very nice and very simple person: Jitendra Kachru Jitendra Kachru, another member of the community, said he along with other members of the delegation had come to meet Gandhi from Uttar Pradesh, where he had settled after migrating from Kashmir. Kachru said- Rahul Gandhi is a very good and very simple person. He listened to our problems patiently and it is heart touching that he had time to listen to us. He said that initially he 12 member delegation was supposed to meet but many more people joined them.

Bharatiya Janata Party accused Jitendra Kachru accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of using the community to further their political agenda, saying they don’t really want to solve the problems of Kashmiri Pandits, as religion is important to them. Spreading hatred on the basis of is a political agenda. He said- We – both Muslims and Hindus – lived together in Kashmir, because our culture, dress and even surnames are similar. (Before the rise of terrorist incidents and exodus of the community) there was never an environment like this and we all were living together.

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Mon, Jan 23, 2023, 1: 50 PM IST