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Rajnath Singh promoting disparity among communities: PoK body

An organisation representing displaced Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) people on Saturday accused Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh of promoting “disparity” among communities, a day after he announced Rs 5.5 lakh compensation to each family of West Pakistan refugees living in Jammu and Kashmir.

“The compensation to West Pakistan refugees is a welcome move, but PoK displaced persons (DPs) never expected such an intensity of disparity by none other than the home minister,” SOS International chairman Rajiv Chuni said.

He alleged that the displaced PoK people were not getting the attention and resources that the Centre was showering upon the West Pakistan refugees or Kashmiri Pandits.

“We are inhabitants of the erstwhile parts of Jammu and Kashmir state, while West Pakistani refugees have never been the residents of the state. How could you say that everything that is being given to PoK DPs would be given to WP refugees as well?” Chuni asked.

The Centre had sanctioned Rs 2,000 crore relief for one-time settlement of 36,454 PoK displaced families on 7 November 2015, out of which 12,763 families had been benefited so far.

The SOS International chairman said the Kashmiri migrant Pandits enjoy monthly relief which was enhanced by 30 percent and other benefits, while “we are being deprived of our genuine rights”.
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There is a need to reclaim Hinduism for its vision as a faith and social practice as it is often “distorted” for political means, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said.

Participating in a conversation with author Namita Gokhale at the opening session of the ZEE Jaipur Literary festival here, Tharoor said that caste is not intrinsic to Hinduism as a religion but is abominable and discriminating against people.

Tharoor discussed the difference between the “vision” of Hinduism and the “social practice” of Hinduism, which he claimed is often “distorted” for political reasons.

He urged people to stop seeking “spiritual sanction” for abominable behaviour, and pointed out that “everyone has the right to be angry if they have suffered discrimination. Those who haven’t, have an obligation to help them get over that anger and be allowed to live decent human lives”.

The event, organised at the British Libraray, saw participation from over 100 eminent authors and thinkers from across the globe.

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