"Won't Let You Be Scapegoats": BJP Leader To Protesting Kashmiri Pandit Employees; Takes Dig At Lt Governor
NDTV
BJP's Ravinder Raina assured the Pandits that senior leaders of the party are arriving in Jammu tomorrow (Saturday) to meet the community leaders
The BJP has said that it will not allow Kashmiri Pandits to become "scapegoats" after the Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor announcement that no salary will be paid to the Pandit employees who are not attending their duties in the Kashmir valley.
Around 6,000 such employees are on protest for the last seven months following targeted terrorist attacks in the valley. The employees say they fear for their lives and can't go back to Kashmir so long there is fear of attacks.
On Wednesday, Lt Governor Manoj Sinha said said no salary will be paid to these employees. He said he was sending a “loud and clear message to Kashmiri Pandit employees and they should listen and understand”.
The announcement led to massive protests by Pandit employees and also employees from the reserved categories who have refused to work in Kashmir following terrorist attacks.
