[Reader-list] 'Kashmiri Pandits should be the ones running Amarnath Board'

[Shivam Vij शिवम् विज्]

Yes, so far they were coming only from Delhi. Loha lohay ko kat-ta hai, no?

On Sat, Jul 5, 2008 at 12:09 PM, Pawan Durani <pawan.durani at gmail.com> wrote:
> He also needs some medicine ...after all infectious mails have started to
> some from Kashmir.
>
> On 7/5/08, Shivam Vij शिवम् विज् <mail at shivamvij.com> wrote:
>>
>> But Aditya is the one laughing!
>>
>> On Sat, Jul 5, 2008 at 12:05 PM, Pawan Durani <pawan.durani at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > You need it.
>> >
>> > On 7/5/08, Shivam Vij शिवम् विज् <mail at shivamvij.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Laughter is the best medicine.
>> >>
>> >> On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 10:58 PM, Aditya Raj Kaul
>> >> <kauladityaraj at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> > LOL - ROFL
>> >> >
>> >> > Its just too funny.
>> >> >
>> >> > On 7/3/08, Shivam Vij शिवम् विज् <mail at shivamvij.com> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Dear all,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> This is my third day in Srinagar and following the Delhi media on
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> internet, it seems to me that not much has come out about the stand
>> >> >> taken by Kashmiri Pandits and Sikhs who reside in the Valley. They
>> >> >> were supporting the demand to revoke the land transfer order! A
>> >> >> demonstration by Sikh leaders here was stopped by the police, but
>> >> >> demonstrations by Pandits in Jammu and Delhi, who always complain of
>> >> >> being ignored by the media, have been duly highlighted. This
>> >> >> imbalance
>> >> >> is also reflected on the Reader-List.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> If anyone's voice is being marginalised in the media discourse, it
>> >> >> is
>> >> >> that of communal harmony from the Valley, that of Sikhs and
>> >> >> Pandits...
>> >> >> here is one report I found in that direction. Will post more.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> best
>> >> >> shivam
>> >> >>
>> >> >> o o o
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Keep politicians out of shrine board: PDP leader
>> >> >>
>> >> >> http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=136527
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Senior PDP leader, Dr Roop Lal Sharma has advised that Shri Amarnath
>> >> >> Shrine Board affairs be handled by top journalists, lawyers, social
>> >> >> activists from Kashmiri Pandit community. He stressed that
>> >> >> politicians
>> >> >> must be kept away from the Board..
>> >> >>
>> >> >> SENIOR PEOPLE'S Democratic Party (PDP) leader Dr Roop Lal Sharma has
>> >> >> expressed serious concern over the developments in Jammu and Kashmir
>> >> >> pertaining to the controversy on land transfer to Shri Amarnath
>> >> >> Shrine
>> >> >> Board (SASB) and has demanded handing over of the Board to Kashmiri
>> >> >> Pandits for management.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> In a statement issued in Jammu, Dr Sharma has said that the
>> >> >> controversy has given a bad name to the state adding, it does not
>> >> >> augur well for the secular character of the state and the government
>> >> >> should act fast to resolve the issue before it snowballs into a
>> >> >> major
>> >> >> communal flare-up.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Dr Sharma has said that Amarnath shrine belongs to state,
>> >> >> particularly
>> >> >> Kashmiri Pandits, who are the original inhabitants of the state and
>> >> >> the local population of the area, who had been managing the affairs
>> >> >> of
>> >> >> the shrine for the past many decades.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> He said that only Kashmiri Pandits have the right to manage the
>> >> >> affairs of the shrine besides, the local population of Maliks of
>> >> >> Batkote so that the 'yatra' (pilgrimage) is not communalised by some
>> >> >> vested interests in the administration.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Dr Sharma has also warned the communal elements within the Hindu and
>> >> >> the Muslim societies to refrain from giving the 'yatra' a communal
>> >> >> colour and has condemned the attack on tourists in Kashmir besides,
>> >> >> killing of a Kashmiri youth in the police firing in Kashmir.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Elaborating further, Dr Sharma said that the affairs of the shrine
>> >> >> should be entrusted to select Kashmiri Pandits comprising known
>> >> >> journalists, lawyers and known social activists adding, the
>> >> >> political
>> >> >> class should be kept at an arms length from the board.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Dr Sharma also said that even Kashmiri Pandit leaders, who are
>> >> >> affiliated to various groups should be consulted but not given the
>> >> >> reins because that will further divide the community, thus harming
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> interests
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Hailing the futuristic vision of the PDP patron, Mufti Mohd Sayeed
>> >> >> for
>> >> >> suggesting the handing over of the shrine to Kashmiri Pandits, Dr
>> >> >> Sharma said that the government must act fast on his suggestion
>> >> >> considering the fact that Sayeed has always proven right in his
>> >> >> assessment of the situations.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Dr Sharma has also called for an end to violence and asked Muslim
>> >> >> brethren not to fall prey to some over zealous communalists who were
>> >> >> vitiating the secular character of Kashmiris, thereby damaging the
>> >> >> reputation the world over.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> He said such incidents would take the situation back to 1990s, thus
>> >> >> causing immense damage to the economy of the Kashmiris.
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