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Updated: Jan 18, 2020 10:37 IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 18 (ANI): To mark the 30th anniversary of the mass exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Valley, members
of the community took to social media to post videos of themselves by narrating the "Hum Aayenge Apne Watan" dialogue from an upcoming
flick, 'Shikara', with the hope that they would return to their homeland one day.On January 19, 1990, lakhs of Kashmiri Pandits were forced
to leave their homes in the Valley following a genocidal campaign launched by the terrorists.Theatre actor Chandan Sadhu participated in the
campaign and said that Kashmiri Pandits have shown "unimaginable resilience" and hope to return to the Valley soon."As Kashmiri Pandits
complete 30 years in exile this weekend, let our cry for justice be finally noticed
We have shown unimaginable resilience, and today we resolve to return home
Kashmiri Pandit friends: please record this video statement and put it up with #HumWapasAayenge," Sadhu tweeted.The #HumWapasAayenge is
trending on Twitter as more and more Kashmiri Pandits joined in the campaign to narrate the "Hum Aayenge Apne Watan" dialogue and a pledge
to return to their homes.Noted political commentator Sunanda Vashisht tweeted a throwback image of herself and said that resolve to go back
home has strengthened more."I don't have many pictures left of my childhood
Choosing between life and family albums is really no choice at all
When lives were rescued, family albums got left behind
Resolve to go back home has only strengthened
#HumWapasAayenge," she tweeted.
Radio personality Khushboo Mattoo tweeted a video repeating the dialogue from Shikara and tweeted, "Said
this in a BBC interview three years back
And I am saying it again #HumWapasAayenge #Shikara."Journalist Rahul Pandita also took to his Twitter and captioned his post saying, "30
years of exile from Kashmir
Let us now pledge that we will return home."'Shikara' chronicles the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Valley on the night of January 19,
Helmed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, the movie is slated to release on February 7.Netizens have supported the initiative and have expressed
solidarity with the Kashmiri Pandits.In July last year, Home Minister Amit Shah said in the Rajya Sabha that the central government is
committed to bringing Kashmiri Pandits and Sufis back to the Valley saying a time will come when they will offer prayers at the famous Kheer
Bhawani temple."Kashmiri Pandits were forced to leave Kashmir
Many of their shrines were demolished
Sufism was targeted in Jammu and Kashmir
Sufism used to talk about unity and harmony but they were attacked
No voice was raised in favour of Kashmiri Pandits and Sufis when they were brutally attacked
Sufis used to talk about the unity among Hindus and Muslims but they were forced to leave the Valley
Narendra Modi-led government is committed to bringing back Kashmiri Pandits, he had said.The Mata Kheer Bhawani temple is one of the holiest
shrines of Kashmiri Pandits, located about 14 kilometres east of Srinagar.Last September, a delegation of the Kashmiri Pandit community met
the Prime Minister in Houston and thanked him for the historic decision to abrogate Article 370 that gave special status to Jammu and
Kashmir.Modi acknowledged the hardships endured by the community following their exodus from their ancestral homeland back in 1989-1990 due
to militancy."You have suffered a lot, but the world is changing
We have to move ahead together and build a new Kashmir," the Prime Minister had told the delegation."I had a special interaction with
Kashmiri Pandits in Houston," Modi had tweeted following the interaction.In October, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar announced that the
Centre has decided to provide compensation of Rs 5.5 lakh each to 5,300 displaced families from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), who
initially opted to move outside Jammu and Kashmir but later on returned.These families were earlier left out in the rehabilitation package
that was approved by the Cabinet on November 30, 2016.The Prime Minister had announced a reconstruction plan for Jammu and Kashmir in
His plan included a rehabilitation package for a one-time settlement of 36,384 displaced persons' (DPs) families of PoK-1947 and Chhamb
