Rajiv Gandhi Advised VP Singh Executive To Prevent Exodus Of Hindus From Kashmir: Congress
The controversy over the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits has been reignited after the discharge of ‘Kashmir Information’
New Delhi:
Congress’ chief in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday sought to nook the ruling BJP over the exodus of minorities from Kashmir in 1990s, announcing then Chief of Opposition Rajiv Gandhi had steered the then VP Singh executive to interfere and forestall the “atrocities” being dedicated on Kashmiri Pandits and Sikhs.
The exodus of other people from Kashmir Valley started simplest after then Jammu and Kashmir governor Jagmohan requested them, particularly Kashmiri Pandits and Sikhs, to go away, announcing he would now not be ready to offer protection to them, Chowdhury mentioned in Lok Sabha whilst elevating the problem all the way through 0 Hour.
“Terrorists and jihadis started committing atrocities on all Pandits and Sikhs,” he mentioned, including “The V P Singh executive used to be then operating with the fortify of the BJP.”
At the moment, Mr Chowdhury mentioned, the then Congress president and Chief of Opposition Rajiv Gandhi had raised his voice in opposition to the exodus of other people from Kashmir, and requested the then executive to prevent it “anyways”, caution that individuals of the rustic would now not settle for it.
“At the moment, Rath Yatra of Lal Krishna Advani ji started and (Narendra) Modi ji, our (present) High Minister, was tournament manger of this yatra,” he charged.
Elevating the problem later all the way through 0 Hour, BJP member Sunil Kumar Singh demanded that the federal government get started a probe into the “huge scale atrocities” dedicated on Hindus and Sikhs in Kashmir from 1980 to 1990, particularly within the duration between 1984 to 1989 when Rajiv Gandhi used to be the high minister, and culprits be punished.
He additionally demanded {that a} probe be carried out to determine on whose orders a complete of 70 terrorists have been launched in Jammu and Kashmir in 1989.
“Those terrorists performed a job in genocide….country needs to grasp,” he mentioned.
The controversy surrounding the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits has been reignited following the discharge of a movie on it — ‘The Kashmir Information’.
