Vedic Shrada Not Allowed in Kashmir

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Kashmiri Hindus can not perform SHRADA for their dead in their own Rabinder K Koul

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Kashmiri Hindus can not perform SHRADA for their dead in their own Posted by: "Rabinder K Koul" arrk00 (AT) ameritech (DOT) net arrk00 Fri Aug 4, 2006 10:01 pm (PST) Dear All:

I would like to bring the following news to your attention, that now in our

own land Bharata, the Kashmiri Hindus can not perform Shrada for their dead.

The Harkat-ul-Jehad has threatened the Kashmiri Hindus of dire consequences,

if they perform the Shrada for their dead. And Govt. of India and the J&K

Govt. both has turned a blind eye, ignored the incident and refused to

provide protection to Hindu citizens. The media has given no coverage to

this news. Imagine what media would have done if a similar threat was set

against the Haj pilgrims from India.

Please give this news a wide coverage so that rest of the Hindus wake up a

little as to what is in store for us in coming days.

 

Thanks

Ravindra

 

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Links to Kashmiri Pt Shrandhanjali "Maha shraadh"

 

http://www.vkps.org <http://www.vkps.org/>

 

 

PK shifts venue of Maha Shraad

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Aug 3: Panun Kashmir (PK) has decided to shift the venue of its

proposed Maha Shraad (rites of dead) from religious shrine of Mattan in

Anantnag district to Akhnoor in Jammu district, owing to increase in

terrorist attacks in the Valley and "threatening" by the militant outfit

HUJI to the organization.

This was stated at a joint press conference by PK leaders and members of

Marag Darshak Mandal of Maha Shraad, Dr Agnishekhar, Dr K L Choudhary,

Jyotshi Omkar Nath Shastri and Swami Kumar Ji here, this afternoon.

"The PK in consultation with the high priests and religious authorities

decided to perform Maha Shraad at Mattan on August 6 this year in memory of

those community members who fell to the bullets of terrorists and 30,000

others who died in exile over these years due to the hardships and unnatural

calamities " said Dr Choudhary.

Expressing concern over the attitude of the Government PK convenor, Dr

Agnishekhar claimed that his organization had apprised the President, Prime

Minister, Chief Minister, J&K , police and other agencies of the State three

months in advance of the programme and had demanded a necessary security

cover but they did not respond. In view of the terrorist threat, the PK was

left with no alternative except to shift the venue of the Maha Shraad from

Mattan to Akhnoor, he said, while circulating photo copies purportedly

written by HUJI spokesman.

 

Letter fromDr Agnishekhar PK leader To Community

 

 

Dear Fellow Community members,

Namaskaar!!

As you are aware Panun Kashmir, in consultation with the revered priests and

religious authorities of Kashmiri Pandits, had decided months back to

perform Maha Shraadh, at Martand (Mattan), on Shakula Dwadishi of Shrawana

corresponding to 6th August 2006.

In view of the escalating terror and violence in the valley, especially

targeting tourists and pilgrims, we wrote to the President of India, the

Prime Minister, the Chief Minister of the State, the State police and other

security agencies, months in advance, to provide the necessary security

cover for this community event. However, our appeals were met with

traditional apathy and callous neglect. Our reminders too went on deaf ears.

In spite of this we were still ready to go ahead with the pilgrimage but for

the attack on yet another pilgrim bus on 31st July and a threatening letter

from the dreaded terrorist outfit HUJI (Harkat-ul-Jehad-al-Islami), dated

July 27, 2006 and received on August 2, 2006. The letter (enclosed below)

threatened to ban our entry to Kashmir, putting in jeopardy the massive

preparation that has been going on for this solemn occasion.

In view of this serious development, our Marg Darshak Mandal (Swami Kumar

Ji, Jyotishi Omkar Nath Shastri, Jyotishi Dr. Manmohan Shastri, Dr. K. L.

Chowdhury, Pt. Moti Koul & Dr. Shailja Bhardwaj) decided unanimously to

relocate the venue for the Maha Shraaddh. Looking at the enthusiasm and

mental and physical preparation of thousands of our community members, and

the fact that the ceremony can not be postponed in view of the auspicious

date, it was decided to relocate the venue to the banks of the sacred

Chandra Bhaga River at Akhnoor, Jammu as an alternative site for Maha

Shraaddh.

This certainly is a great disappointment for many of the exiled Pandits with

a burning desire to revisit their homeland, even for a single day, but we

will never do anything that will put the life of even a single KP in danger.

It also provides us an opportunity to pay our gratitude at the same time to

the people of Jammu and the sacred Chenab for sheltering us and watering us

these 16+ years in exile.

In light of these fast-moving developments, we immediately convened a well

attended press conference today in Jammu. The press conference was jointly

addressed by the main representatives of Marg Darshak Mandal of Maha

Shraaddh. The threatening letter from HUJI was also presented to the press

and other agencies. We did our best to debunk the myths of Kashmiriyat and

the hollow claims of the State Govt. that the Pandits are a part and parcel

of the socio-cultural mosaic of Kashmir. We explained to the deaf media that

how we, the Kashmiri Pandits, are treated as the pariahs, the disowned

children of mother Kashmir.

Now that the preparations of Maha Shraaddh being performed at Akhnoor are

on, we once again appeal all the community members to participate and

support the event.

Highlights of the event will be:

- Performance of Maha Shraaddh in the memory of over 30,000 Kashmiri Pandits

by Jyotishi Omkar Nath Shastri and Jyotshi Dr. Manmohan Shastri and others.

- Religious discourses by Swami Kumar Ji Maharaj, Swami Poshkar Ji, Swami

Abhedanand Ji Maharaj, Swami Mahant Ramdass Ji and others.

- Homage giving ceremony by the prominent members of the community.

- Installation of memorial plaque, with homage inscription engraved, on the

bank of Chander Bhaga near historic site where Maharaja Ranjeet Singh

organized a coronation ceremony of Maharaja Gulab Singh while handing over

him the State of Jammu and Kashmir.

- A concert by renowned artists and musicians in memory of our martyrs.

- Release of special homage - Symphony prepared for this event, by young

music director Pt. Kuldeep Saproo.

- Special Langar has been organized for the yatris.

- Special transportation arrangements for the Print and Electronic Media.

- Free transport for the yatris from all refugee camps, including Udhampur.

- Observance of two minute silence by Kashmiri Pandit Global Diaspora.

- Special medical care for Yatris by Shirya Bhatt Medical Mission.

I am also enclosing the translated version of the threatening letter from

HUJI, for your information.

Thanks for your continued support, trust and blessings!

With kindest regards and Orzu

Dr. Agnishekhar.

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English version of threatening letter from HUJI (Dated July 27, 2006)

The traitors of "Jang-e-Aazadi" i.e, Kashmiri Pandits who have been part and

parcel of "Muslim Kush" policies of Jagmohan, who have since left their

"Wattan", are being strongly warned to desist from the plans and activities

which are aimed at undermining our freedom struggle.

Our organization stands by the joint pronouncement dated 22.7.2005 of

Al-farin, Al-Nasreen, Farzandani Millat and Save Kashmir Movement, which

made compulsory for the Pandits to seek pardon, for all the omissions and

commissions against the Kashmiri Muslims and also to beg pardon for the

heinous crimes they have committed, which also directed Pandits to

participate actively in Jehad failing which they will not be allowed to come

back.

Our organization in its congregation has decided to defeat the sinister

designs of the migrant Pandits, who are going to perform a Maha Shraadh at

Mattan near Islamabad to project the killings of "Mukhbir Pandits" as

martyrs. The Pandits are warned to be ready to pay the price for entering

the valley. Defying this warning, they could not be protected even by the

Prime Minister of India, the Indian puppet Chief Minister and the army

contingents.

Migrant Pandits are being warned that their welfare rests in begging for

pardons, accept their heinous crimes and terms and conditions of our

organizations, till they do it the doors to the valley are shut for them.

Nizam-u-Din Sarwar

Spokesperson.

*****************

 

AkulasyAsya devasya kulaprathanashAlinee

KOulikI sA parA shaktiraviyukto yayA prabhu:

ArUpasya kuto dhyAnam nirguNasya cha nama kim

pUrNasyAvAhanam kutra sarvAdhArasya chAsanam

 

 

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