The recent killings of the minority community members have created fear, suspicion and uncertainty in Kashmir valley as the conditions are very sensitive and they resemble the hay days of militancy of 1990s. Thus, there is all round fear and mistrust in Kashmir after the dastardly act of the gunning down of the members of the minority communities. These minority killings have created an unprecedented situation in Kashmir where it has become impossible to work in such an atmosphere. The conditions in the valley are not conducive and feasible particularly for the working of the PM package employees and there is all likelihood of further threat to their lives. Thousands of Package employees are still living in rented accommodations without any security cover. There is so much fear psychosis and threat among all such unfortunate package employees since after the killing of one PM package teacher by terrorists in Srinagar. We are in favour of the return and rehabilitation but all talk of return is humbug till the conditions in the valley are not normalized. Therefore till the situation in the valley becomes peaceful and normal, the PM package migrant employees should be posted outside valley if the government is really interested in the welfare of the migrants. The ground conditions in Kashmir are not feasible for the return of the Kashmiri Pandits yet and the migrant PM package employees should not be made sacrificial goats at the altar of the secular democracy of the country. Therefore, it is impressed upon the LG's administration to kindly intervene in this matter and order the temporarily adjustment of the PM package migrant employees outside Kashmir valley till the situation becomes normal.
Ashok Kumar
Udhampur
