Govt to ensure safety of Kashmiri Pandits in Valley: MoS PMO

July 11, 2016 20:44

All possible steps are being taken by the government to ensure safety of Kashmiri Pandits living in the Valley, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said today. He was speaking after meeting a delegation of Kashmiri Pandits led by All India Kashmiri Samaj.

They sought the Centre's intervention to ensure safety of the community members living in the Kashmir Valley, in the wake of the situation following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani.

In a memorandum, the delegation alleged that, at a time when the demand for the return of displaced Kashmiri Pandits to Kashmir was gaining momentum and the central and state governments seemed serious on this, such large-scale violence at this juncture, appears to be orchestrated by separatists and radical elements supported by Pakistan, with a motive to put the issue once again on the backburner.

Singh, minister of state in the Prime Minister's Office, assured the members of delegation that the Union government, the Ministry of Home Affairs and the security agencies are taking every possible step to ensure absolute security and protection of Kashmiri Pandits living in the Valley.

Singh said, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh was receiving regular updates on the situation.

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