Minority killings in the valley has turned the environment non-conducive for the Prime Minister’s Employment Package migrant employees who are working across the length and breadth of Kashmir. We are witnessing targeted killing of minorities especially Kashmiri Pandits and non-local labourers by the Pak sponsored terrorists. The conditions are very sensitive, uncertain and volatile & they resemble the hay days of militancy of 1990s when Kashmiri Pandits-the original inhabitants of Kashmir valley were being forced to leave the valley. The recent killing of a PM package employee namely Deepak Chand (Teacher) by the terrorists have created fear psychosis among the other PM package migrant employees working in Kashmir. These minority killings have created an unprecedented situation in Kashmir and thus most of the PM package employees who are living in rented accommodations without any security cover have fled to Jammu. It is worthwhile to mention here that the working atmosphere for the PM package migrant employees is neither feasible nor conducive in Kashmir as there is all likelihood of further threat to their lives.
Now the sad story is that the authorities at the helm of affairs are hell bent upon harassing all these unfortunate PM package employees as the concerned departments are issuing show cause letters to these employees for their unauthorised absenteeism from duties. PM package employees are willing to work in the valley but not at the cost of risk to their lives. Kashmiri Pandits are neither sacrificial goats nor dumb sheeps, infact these are patriotic and peace loving community so the government should not experiment on these PM package employees by forcing them to resume their duties that too when the attacks on minorities and on innocent civilians are happening daily. It is high time now that the LG’s administration must take this matter into proper cognizance and order temporary adjustment of PM package migrant employees outside the Kashmir valley till the accommodation with security be provided to them.
Vivek Koul
Jammu
