A displaced Kashmiri Pandit organisation observed a day-long hunger strike in Jammu, demanding a separate homeland in Kashmir, official recognition of genocide, passage of a Genocide Bill, creation of 15,000 central government jobs, and enhanced relief for unemployed and over-aged youth.
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Kashmiri Pandits are a Hindu minority who fled the Kashmir Valley in the early 1990s due to insurgency and targeted violence. Panun Kashmir has long advocated for a separate homeland and legal recognition of the atrocities committed against them as genocide.
A displaced Kashmiri Pandit organisation Saturday observed a day-long hunger strike
JAMMU: A displaced Kashmiri Pandit organisation Saturday observed a day-long hunger strike demanding the creation of a separate homeland in the valley for their rehabilitation and enactment of a genocide law. Panun Kashmir chairperson Tito Ganju said India, as a signatory to the UN Genocide Convention, was obligated to enact a dedicated law dealing with genocide. The organisation’s demands included official recognition of the genocide of Kashmiri Pandits, passage of a Genocide Bill, creating a separate Union Territory as a secure homeland in the valley, creation of 15,000 jobs in central govt departments for unemployed and over-aged youth, and enhancement of ex gratia assistance and monthly relief.
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