Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir): An organization of migrant Kashmiri Pandits on Monday demanded the immediate restoration of statehood and special status for Jammu and Kashmir.
Satish Mahaldar, chairman of migrant Kashmiri Pandits organization called Reconciliation, Relief and Rehabilitation said in a statement on Monday, "We demand immediate restoration of statehood and special status to Jammu and Kashmir."
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"The Indian Constitution ensures the right to equality that extends to individuals, communities, religions, regions and all social and political institutions. The right to equality ensures non-discrimination on the basis of religion, caste, region or any other social and political subcategories.
"Never before a state has been downgraded. This is not done in a democracy. One can't have a military solution to a political situation and can't go to war with their own people."
In an appeal to the Prime Minister, home minister and parliamentarians, Mahaldar said, "The people of Jammu and Kashmir are your own people, love them and as a good gesture confer special status to Jammu and Kashmir. The representatives /parliamentarians are for the people, by the people and they need to understand the aspiration and the wishes of the people."