Jammu, May 23 -- Raman Bhalla on Friday expressed concern over the proposed integration of ration cards of displaced Kashmiri Pandit migrant families into the National Food Security Act database, saying the move has created anxiety within the community regarding its identity and legal status as internally displaced persons.
The senior Congress leader said the Kashmiri Pandit community has been living in exile and surviving on relief since 1990 after being forced to migrate from the Valley under difficult circumstances.
He stated that the displaced community cannot be treated as ordinary beneficiaries under the NFSA framework until its permanent rehabilitation and dignified return are ensured.
Bhalla said categorising displaced Kashmiri P...