Kashmiri Pandits seek abrogation of Art 370 - The Observer

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The Kashmiri Pandits have called for the abrogation of Article 370,
denouncing it as a separatist and disruptive limitation.

In a resolution passed on the second and concluding day of Kashmiri
Pandit Global Summit here, they said the Article goes half way to
substantiate the claims of the secessionist forces.

The summit demanded that the state of Jammu and Kashmir be fully
integrated with India.

The summit urged the Union government to revise its entire Kashmir
policy in the light of its commitment to secularism as well as
national unity.

The summit concluded with an appeal to put an end to the separate
political identity of the state.

It strongly sought measures and safeguards for the minorities of
the state, particularly in guaranteeing their fundamental and basic
human rights.

Laying down a condition for the return of Hindus, the summit said
as long as a separate homeland was not established within Kashmir,
they will not return.

The summit resolved that the war of attrition carried on by
secessionist forces against India and the Hindus is brought to an
end and the Muslim fundamentalists, communal and secessionist
forces are eliminated from the state.

Another resolution passed on homeland sought to liberate the
territory of Kashmir situated in the north east of river Jhelum,
from the operation of Article 370, integrate it fully with the rest
of the country and reorganise it into a centrally administered
Union territory, governed by the Indian Constitution without any
limitation.

The uncompromising stance taken by the Panun Kashmir Movement at
the summit assumes significance, particularly in the context of the
return of Pandits to the valley. After the elected government took
over, some families had returned at the instance of the government.
But the trend did not continue.

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