New Delhi, Jan 08 : A prominent Kashmiri Pandits group namely Panun Kashmir today reiterated their demand for a separate homeland within Kashmir where Kashmiri Hindus live with dignity stating that the struggle will continue till “justice is served”.
“Our struggle for a separate homeland within Kashmir where Kashmiri Hindus live with dignity will continue till “justice is served,” said the group, in a statement.
According to the reports, the Panun Kashmir also dismissed reconciliatory efforts as “meaningless” that had taken place between another Pandit group, J&K Peace Forum, and Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq in Delhi, as part of renewed push to resettle the community living in exile in different parts of the country.
Panun Kashmir said the only viable solution is the creation of a separate homeland within Kashmir, where Kashmiri Hindus can live with full constitutional rights, security, and dignity.
“This demand is non-negotiable and that no superficial gestures or politically motivated narratives will alter the fundamental reality that justice must be delivered,” Panun Kashmir said in a statement here.
It said the “era of appeasement” is over, warning that history cannot be rewritten to suit those who once “justified or remained complicit in the community’s persecution”.
“Reconciliation cannot be used as a smokescreen to evade responsibility,” it said and called upon the central government to recognise the “genocide of Kashmiri Hindus and take decisive steps to ensure that their rightful place in their homeland is restored”.
The group emphasised that without truth, justice, and accountability, reconciliation is meaningless and that the struggle for a “separate homeland will continue until justice is served”.
Panun Kashmir said any meaningful reconciliation must begin with the formal acknowledgment of genocide, followed by concrete steps toward justice, rehabilitation, and accountability.
“Without these measures, any talk of reconciliation remains nothing more than an attempt to absolve the perpetrators and silence the victims,” the statement said. (ANB)
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