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Kashmiri Pandits are getting 13K relief per month, so it is ok! – implies Home Minister Amit Shah

Utters all factually incorrect statistics regarding the return and rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits

 

Home minister Amit Shah in his speech on The Jammu and Kashmir reorganization (amendment) bill , 2021 in parliament on 13th Feb briefly touched upon the return and rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits. There are many factually incorrect statistics which he quoted with respect to Kashmiri Pandits. The way he passingly mentioned about the rehabilitation of Pandits, the issue which has been one of the key pillars of their (BJP’s) manifesto, showed indifference and insensitivity of the Home ministry. Let’s look at the points one by one

He said Kashmiri Pandits are getting relief of Rs. 13000 every month. He added that it is something which was done during the tenure of PM Modi and not earlier. Now look at the facts one by one

  1. The fact is that the relief is not given to every KP family. It is given only to the families who don’t have Govt jobs and within those also only to ones who have opted for it. Now, most of the families who are outside of Jammu don’t have access to it even if they are into private jobs because either they don’t have relevant documents or they are earning well to not claim it.
  2. 13K is not the lumpsum amount given to every family. It is 2500 per person with a maximum ceiling of 4-5 person (not sure of this number). So, a family of 2 gets only 5000.
  3. It was not started by BJP. It was started after migration in 1990 but the govt then. It was 1650 per person which was raised to 2500 by BJP in 2015. So, BJP just hiked it.

So, the statement that it was given in only Modi’s tenure is not true. Also, what is not right is that to mention this is in parliament without the context raises lot of questions and embarrasses a destitute Kashmiri Pandit family on the ground living in a camp who is using this relief and ration as a means of sustenance. Needless to say what 13K can buy a full family in today’s world, luxuries?

He also mentioned that 3000 jobs have been already provided to them. Now there cannot be a bigger lie than this. These jobs have been under Prime Ministers package which was announced by Manmohan Singh of Congress and not Modi.

He also mentioned that 44000 families will be rehabilitated. But official number of displaced families everywhere else is 62000.

Then he goes on to say that 6000 more jobs will be created and given to Kashmiri Pandits to rehabilitate them and this chapter will be closed for ever. How does he plan to resettle 62000 families with 6000 jobs, is a math’s equation he has left for people to solve.

 

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