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 Sale/purchase of Hindu temple properties in Kashmir
J&K government imposes blanket ban

Kavita Suri
http://kashmirperspective.org/newsDetails.jsp?kValue=68&jkjFFHioyoiyoyoytt=ggg

JAMMU, MAY 06: In what could be termed as a major success for the
Kashmiri Pandits groups who were demanding a blanket ban on the sale
and purchase of temples and Hindu shrine properties in Kashmir valley,
the Jammu and Kashmir government has formally issued orders for
banning such sales in future in Kashmir.

This step would go a long way in ensuring that the temples and
religious properties of hundreds and thousands of displaced Kashmiri
Pandit are not sold and could remain intact.

As per the government order, anybody who has to buy or sale Hindu
temple properties in Kashmir,he or she has to seek government's
permission for the same.

"All the deputy commissioners Kashmir will ensure that no extracts of
revenue records are issued to any Mahant/manager or their
representatives for any Shrine property, without prior written
permission the concerned Deputy Commissioner," said a letter issued by
Mr Asgar Samoon, Secretary to J&K government, revenue department.

It further adds that the government itself can investigate such deals
and would take action in three months.

In the past few years, property worth corres of rupees belonging to
Hindu shrines and their religious trust has been sold allegedly to
land mafia in Kashmir valley.

The issue of sale of Hindu temple properties had generated a debate in
J&K legislative assembly in January early this year following which
the government had assured that it would ban such sales.

"Following this, the government deputed an inquiry officer to probe
such alleged sale deeds. His report revealed that there have been some
violations in the process of the sale and purchase of the land
belonging to religious institutions of Kashmir Pandits in Kashmir
valley," said Mr Samoon adding therefore in order to safeguard the
Hindu temple properties, the J&K government ordered ban on it.

Now, no sale deal can be registered without prior approval of the
Deputy Commissioner of the concerned area.

Mr Sanjay Tickoo, president, Kashmiri Pandit Sangarsh Samiti, whose
organization took up this issue, is upbeat about the decision.

"The temple properties in Kashmir value over Rs 300 crore which is a
big money and influential people are selling and buying these
properties which we resisted," said Mr Tickoo who now demands that all
such deals involving the temple properties after 1990 be cancelled and
accounts of the trusts be sealed.