"We already have made our presentation before you last year in March at Delhi and in July at Jammu.

 

The issue of the displaced Kashmiri Pandits can't be ignored so far as the political representation of the Community is concerned. It will be a worse tragedy than the tragedy of our genocide and exile. In case this community is left behind, it will be a constitutional sin against the community. A section of the society that is indegenous to the land of the state can't remain unrepresented in a representative parliamentary democracy in its own state the foundations of which have been laid by the community forefathers.

 

It has already been made known by us to the Commission alongwith the necessary documents that the displaced communities of Kashmiri Hindus and Kashmiri Sikhs have no opportunity in the prevailing situation to get elected either to the J&K Assembly or to the Parliament.

 

A reference in the draft could be made in the final report regarding our repeated interaction and submission before you. The government could be asked to favourably consider the issue of amendment in the constitution to accomodate the displaced community by inclusion through reservation or nomination to the J&K Assembly. There are already a number of instances in this regard in our country in various states like Sikkim, Pudduchery, the previously Anglo-Indian nominations in the Parliament or the Women nominations in J&K Assembly.

 

Your honour acknowledged in the meeting last time that there was enough substance in our presentation in this context. It is requested that an appropriate reference is made in the final Report in this regard to the government and the parliament enabling the government to take an appropriate constitutional measure in this respect".

 

The delegation comprised Ashwani Kumar Chrungoo, Senior BJP & KP leader, Yoginder Kaul IPS, Former IGP, Virender Raina, President, Panun Kashmir.(KNS)