Srinagar, Sep 14: The Kashmir Policy & Strategy Group, chaired by senior advocate Ashok Bhan, organised a web meeting on the eve of Kashmiri Pandit Balidan Divas, with participants calling for a time-bound roadmap for the community’s return and rehabilitation in Kashmir.
According to a statement issued by the group, the meeting was attended by intellectuals, former bureaucrats, academicians, media personalities, social and women’s rights activists, representatives of community organisations, overseas diaspora representatives and youth.
The participants paid tributes to Kashmiri Pandits who, according to the statement, were killed by militants and discussed the displacement of the community from the Valley.
The meeting also discussed the impact of the community’s 37-year displacement, including loss of life, destruction, demographic changes and disruption of cultural and social ties.
