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LG,Political Parties Condemn Killing Of Kashmiri Pandit In Pulwama

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Srinagar: Sanjay Sharma, 40, a bank security guard by profession who was killed in a militant attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district was on his way to a local market, police said.
Sanjay Sharma was shot in the chest at point blank range in the Achan area of Pulwama on Sunday morning.He was quickly taken to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Condemnations of the killing poured in from all the sections of society. Cutting across the party lines , political parties unequivocally condemned the killing.
The Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha,strongly condemned the killing of Kashmiri Pandit in Pulwama saying the administration has given a free hand to security forces to deal with the killers. He said the administration is standing strong with the breaved family.
“My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family. The administration has given a free hand to the security forces to deal with the terrorists and we will continue to combat such acts of terrorism firmly and decisively,” he said.
A few hours after the incident, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah took to his twitter and wrote that he was deeply saddened to hear about the demise of Sanjay Pandith.
“Deeply saddened to hear of the demise of Sanjay Pandith of Achan in Pulwama district of South Kashmir. Sanjay was working as a bank security guard and was killed in a militant attack earlier today. I unequivocally condemn this attack and send my condolences to his loved ones,” tweeted Omar.
Former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti lashed out at BJP for its “failure to protect minorities” in J&K and accused BJP of using these types of incidents to defame Muslims in the country.

“It is the government’s failure. The BJP government has failed to ensure safety of the minorities here. They (BJP) use minorities to show normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir. They use these incidents to defame Muslims across the country,” the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief told reporters.
Blaming the BJP-led Centre for failing to protect Kashmiri Pandits, she said, “A few days ago, right-wing terrorists killed two Muslims in Rajasthan. Today, you have killed a Hindu. What is the difference between you and them?”
Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad condemned the killing of a Kashmiri Pandit, saying it was a matter of grave concern.
“Any killing, especially a targeted killing, is a matter of grave concern and condemnable. We condemn it,” Azad told reporters.
The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said every targeted killing is condemnable, be that of a Kashmiri Pandit or a Muslim or a Sikh and whether the victim is from Jammu or Kashmir.
However, he said the most unfortunate part is that while many people were arrested in connection with such incidents over the last 30 years, “not one killer has been arrested for these targeted killings in the last two years”
NC’s chief spokesperson Tanvir Sadiq called the killing an unfortunate incident.
“ As a majority community, we have to ensure the protection of the minorities as the government has failed to do so,” he said.

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

February 26, 2023
Kashmiri pandit man shot dead by terrorists in J&K’s Pulwama: Police

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Srinagar: Terrorists shot dead a man belonging to the Kashmiri Pandit community in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district Sunday, police said.
The victim was identified as Sanjay Sharma (aged about 40 years), a resident of the Achan area in the south Kashmir district, they said, adding that the incident took place at around 11 am.
“Terrorists fired upon one civilian from minority namely Sanjay Sharma S/O Kashinath Sharma R/O Achan Pulwama while on way to local market,” the Kashmir Zone police wrote on Twitter.
They said Sharma was rushed to a hospital but he succumbed to the injuries.
“There was armed guard in his village. Area cordoned off. Details shall follow,” police said.
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February 26, 2023
US-based Kashmiri Hindu outfit supports Pandit employees’ demand for relocation

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New Delhi: A US-based Kashmiri Pandit group has supported the demand of community members employed under a special government package for relocation outside Kashmir Valley in view of targeted killings by terrorists.
Alleging that the issues related to Pandits are being used for politics across the country, the Kashmiri Hindu Foundation (KHF) urged the central government to initiate a dialogue with the Panun Kashmir, an organisation representing the displaced Kashmiri Pandit community, to address their grievances.
“The series of selective killings (by terrorists) in Kashmir shows that normalcy has not been restored…. Taking our miniscule community back by force in a scattered way, like it is being done under the prime minister’s (employment) package, is destined to prove to be a fatal experiment,” the foundation said in a resolution passed at its special session.
Hundreds of Kashmiri Pandits employed in the valley under the prime minister’s package fled to Jammu in May last year following the killing of their colleague Rahul Bhat inside his office by terrorists. Many of them are on a protest strike in Jammu, demanding their relocation outside the valley.
“The current agitation by the employees of the PM package, which is termed by the government a rehabilitation package, proves that this experiment of rehabilitation has also failed. The government wants to project that only by sending a few thousand Kashmiri Pandits back to the valley, they have rehabilitated us,” the resolution reads.
Questioning the “Naya Kashmir” slogan of the government, it alleged that the PM package employees are facing “grave and systematic human rights violations” at the hands of authorities which have stopped their salaries, using force and detaining them.
“We demand immediate relocation of Kashmiri Pandit employees to Jammu to safeguard their right to life until a comprehensive rehabilitation plan as per aspirations of the whole community are considered,” the KHF said.
Suggesting initiation of dialogue with the Panun Kashmir, it said the organisation can apprise the central government about the ground realities which will help in addressing the issues faced by the community effectively.

The KHF reiterated the demand for carving out a separate homeland with Union Territory status to the east and north of river Jhelum for the community in accordance to The “Margdarshan Resolution” adopted on December 28, 1991, by pandits after their migration from the valley.
Kashmiri Hindu Foundation Inc. (Organisation of overseas Kashmiri Pandits based in the USA) adopt Margdarshan Resolution 1991 as the guiding principle for return & rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits, demanding enactment of the Genocide Bill, & Relocation of PM Package employees. pic.twitter.com/RJYwVrlaFd
— Panun Kashmir (@PK4KP) February 24, 2023

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February 24, 2023
JNU’s image as anti-national university has changed in past one year: VC Pandit

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New Delhi: JNU’s image as an “anti-national university” has changed in the past one year as the university’s community has shown it is a “nationalistic, creative and inclusive” institution, Vice Chancellor Santishree D Pandit said on Tuesday.
Over the year, some students have been accused of making anti-India statements and being involved in communal riots, and the university was branded “anti-national”, she said.
But, now the Jawaharlal Nehru University is back to academic innovation and research excellence, Santishree, who completed one year as JNU VC on Tuesday, said.
“The varsity’s image as an anti-national institution has changed. This year, the JNU community has shown that it is nationalistic, creative and inclusive. Academic leadership matters for my team and faculty,” she told PTI in an interview.
Santishree summed up her journey so far as the first female vice-chancellor as “very satisfying”.
In 2016, three JNU students were arrested on charges of sedition. Later, JNU student Sharjeel Imam and several others, including Umar Khalid, were booked under the anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and provisions of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly being the “masterminds” of the February 2020 riots in the North-East Delhi.
Listing out her work in the past one year, the vice chancellor said the varsity effected 32 recruitments and 44 overdue promotions.
The number of women chairpersons and dean has gone up from 19 to 39, she said.

When asked what are the challenges the JNU is facing at the moment, Sanstishree said the university is struggling to synchronise the academic calendar which was disrupted since early 202 due to Covid; the completion of Ph.D submissions delayed due to the pandemic; and the modernisation of the campus infrastructure.
“We are also working in the direction of expansion of the implementation of NEP (New Education Policy) 2020 through more MA programmes in different Schools, and increasing the University-Corpus fund from ?50 Crores to ?250 Crores,” she said.
Born on 15 July 1962 in Leningrad, Russia, Santishree was educated in Chennai at the Presidency College, both B.A. and M.A. Topper and Gold Medallist. She completed her M.Phil and PhD in International Politics from the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New-Delhi; Post-Doctorate in Peace and Conflict Studies from Uppsala University, Sweden.
She was appointed as the first woman and alumnus Vice Chancellor of India’s top University last year.
She has published four books and edited two. Her teaching and research career spanning over three-and-a-half decades beginning with a lecturer at Goa University in 1988 and in 1991 joining the University of Pune, now Savitribai Phule Pune University.
She is also a member of several national academic and research bodies since 2015.
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February 7, 2023
Kashmiri Pandit delegation meets Rahul during Yatra, invites him to township

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Jammu: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi met a delegation of Kashmiri Pandits in J&K’s Samba district on Monday during his Bharat Jodo Yatra.
The delegation briefed him about their problems, including the target killings of minority community members by the terrorists. They also invited Gandhi to visit the Jagti migrant township on the Jammu-Srinagar highway and sources in the delegation said the Congress leader has accepted the invitation.
Delegation members said that they had good interaction with Gandhi, who was briefed about the various problems of the community, especially those faced by migrant members recruited under the Prime Minister’s package and are posted in the Valley.
Gandhi was informed that the salaries of these migrant employees have not been paid for seven months after they left the Valley in the wake of target killings of the members of minority community in 2022.
Most migrant employees working in the Valley left out of fear in May 2022 when Rahul Bhat was killed by the terrorists inside his office in Budgam district.
The delegation also raised the demand for enhancement of relief given to migrant families living outside the Valley.
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January 23, 2023