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High-level panel on demographic changes visits Jammu, meets groups
A high-level committee on demographic changes, headed by retired Supreme Court judge Justice Prakash Prabhakar Naolekar, visited Jammu on Tuesday and met civil society groups. The panel toured Jagti Migrant Township, home…
The Story in Brief
A high-level committee on demographic changes, headed by retired Supreme Court judge Justice Prakash Prabhakar Naolekar, visited Jammu on Tuesday and met civil society groups. The panel toured Jagti Migrant Township, home to over 5,000 Kashmiri Pandit families, and inspected a slum allegedly housing Rohingya immigrants in Narwal. Delegations from PoJK refugees and local bodies also met the committee.
The Centre set up the panel in May to study demographic changes from illegal immigration and suggest measures. BJP leader Sunil Sharma alleged Pakistan is trying to alter J&K's demography through infiltration and 'land jehad'. The committee arrived on Monday and also met the chief secretary and police chief.
The Indian Opinion
The committee's visit is welcome, but the loaded term 'land jehad' from a BJP leader risks inflaming rather than informing. Citizens must watch for data, not rhetoric. Does the panel's final report quantify illegal immigration or just amplify anecdotal fears? That number will test whether the exercise is fact-finding or political.
Source: thehindu.com
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