Settling PaK refugees in JK BJP’s conspiracy: DeM

Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DeM) chairperson Syedah Aasiyeh Andrabi today termed the ‘recommendations’ of  BJP  government  about settling refugees from Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) in Kashmir  a part of its ‘anti Kashmir  policy’.
“Through this they wish to change the Muslim majority status of the State. If Kashmir issue is seen in its historical perspective it is evident that this decision is an unrealistic and dictatorial one,” she said in a statement issued today.
“ Since  1947, a Joint  rehabilitation board was set  up under  Sheikh  Abdullah for the settlement  of these  refugees  in which it was decided  that  the migrant Hindus from 1508 villages of Pakistan administered Kashmir  will be settled in 14 tehsils  of Jammu. Each family will be provided 0. 8 acres of irrigated land and 12 acres of un-irrigated land. That summed up to a total of 715545  kanals  of land,” she said.
“Further it was decided that all the families will be provided Rs 2,260,00,000  as relief. Thus rehabilitation was done at that time. But RSS  in 1994  again  racked  up this issue and  a meeting  of the Relief  and  Rehabilitation  Department was held  under the additional  secretary of that  time. In the meeting  it was established  that since 1981, only 500  families  of refugees  needed  to be rehabilitated and out of these only 116 were found to be genuine who  were  then settled  in Patoli  and Jammu, she said, adding,  “Therefore in light of these  facts no Kashmiris cannot remain  silent  against  these  recommendations and we should  raise  our voice  in unison against  this  nefarious  design .”
She further saud that if RSS is so worried about these  refugees  they should  settle  them in India.
“We will never allow Kashmir to be transformed into another  Palestine. They have settled  so many Non-State Subjects  in Jammu Kashmir  and  now they  want  to give it a legal  cover  so that Muslim  majority  status of the State can be changed,” she said, adding, “The rallies  held  for the rights  of these  refugees were  organized  by RSS. Therefore all Hurriyat parties, Bar Association and common Muslim masses  should  stand  up against  this issue. If BJP,’s anti-Muslim policy cannot unite us then we should be prepared for a future like that of Palestine.”