J&K Lt Guv Manoj Sinha assures security to protesting Kashmiri Pandit employees
India Today
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha met protesting Kashmiri Pandit employees and said all necessary security arrangements will be provided.
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday met protesting Kashmiri Pandit employees and assured security following the targeted killing of government employee Rahul Bhat by militants in the valley.
Lt Governor Sinha paid a visit to protesting Kashmiri Pandit employees at Sheikhpura transit colony in Central Kashmir's Budgam district to appraise them of the actions being taken by the administration. He claimed that Kashmiri Pandit employees would be shifted to safer locations.
However, the minority community members have demanded the rehabilitation of all Kashmiri Pandit employees and Rs four crore ex-gratia for the family of deceased Bhat.
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They demanded all Kashmiri Pandits be rehabilitated to safer locations as they don't feel safe in the Kashmir valley.
"If the demand of our relocation is not heeded upon, we are geared up for mass resignation as our last hope to save our families and prevent our children from getting orphaned," they said in a statement.
"We will not join our services till government deliberates upon our demands and comes out with necessary framwork as the security scenario has totally failed to protect our lives," they added, refusing to back down from the protests.
