SRINAGAR, JAN 28: All Parties Migrants Coordination Committee (APMCC) has welcomed the statement of Home Minister Rajnath Singh for setting up of advisory board for Kashmiri Migrants thus fulfilling the long pending demand of APMCC suggestion for which was submitted to the then Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh by APMCC in 2005.
In a meeting presided over by Vinod Pandit, Chairman APMCC and King C Bharati, National Spokesperson, APMCC, the statement of MHA was hailed and it was recalled that the demand for setting up of KP Welfare Board was floated by APMCC in 2005 when it submitted a proposal in this regard to then then Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh.
Speaking on the occasion Vinod Pandit said that the demand was later renewed through its vision document painstakingly drafted by senior APMCC leader Vijay Chicken titled “Path For Survival” in which the demand was discussed threadbare giving a blue print for its implementation and rationale.
King C Bharati, senior Journalist and National Spokesperson, APMCC said that the demand for setting up of KP Welfare Board was later also discussed with the then Chief Minister of Gujarat and Prime Ministerial candidate Narendera Modi when a delegation of APMCC called on him at his residence in 2013.
Bharati said that it was heartening to know that finally GoI has agreed to its demand and setting up of advisory board was a good beginning.
He however said that all stakeholders must be consulted and the basic blue print given in APMCC’s Path for Survival be considered before its final implementation besides constituting it as a duly elected board for mass acceptance rather than making it a toothless tiger to accommodate blue eyed people of the power corridors.
Advocate Arun Kandroo, General Secretary APMCC recalled that the demand was reiterated by APMCC several time after submitting a proposal to the PM in 2005 at various forums in 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 to impress upon the successive governments for the necessity of setting up of KP Welfare Board.
Ravinder Pandita, APMCC, Delhi-NCR incharge has said that the board needs to be based on the APMCC’s vision document “Path for Survival” and must be an broad-based board constituted through proper elections to include all the stake holders of the community to make it truly representative.
He said that APMCC which has been fighting for various community causes including re-opening of Shardha Mata temple in PoK, Kounsar Nag Yatra, Kashmiri Pandit Employees issues besides organizing Gangbal yatra and Mata Katyayani Annual hawan has always taken up the community causes at highest forums to create awareness among the powers that be and help community in relating to their roots.
Prominent leaders who attended the meeting/teleconference include Vinod Pandit Chairman APMCC, King C Bharati, National Spokesperson APMCC, Advocate Arun Kandroo, Gen Secy APMCC, Ravinder Pandita APMCC, Delhi-NCR incharge, senior Team APMCC members Pradeep Pandita, Ravinder Badam, Mrs Usha Nakhasi, Yajin Bhat, Mrs Sudesh Raina, Virender Kumar Pandita, BL Reshi, Mrs Sudesh Pandita, Mrs Veena Pandita, Joginder Singh Jamwal, Sunil Kumar Trakroo and others. (PTK)
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