Several former militants along with their families staged a demonstration here this afternoon demanding a proper rehabilitation scheme, which would include issuance of travel documents and easy loans.
The wife of a former militant with her children participates in a protest in Srinagar on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Amin War
The families of former militants, including those which returned from Pakistan under the state government’s rehabilitation programme, said they were demanding the right to lead a “normal life”.
One of the conveners of the protest demonstration, which was held at the Press Colony in the city, said around 70 families of former militants had participated in the protest.
“We want the government to give us the right to live properly,” said Saifullah Farooq, chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Human Welfare Association. The association constitutes of a group of former militants.
Farooq said their demands included issuance of passport, admission of their children into educational institutions and availability of easy loans.
“We have also demanded the shifting of all militants from jails outside Kashmir to jails here,” he said, adding that the association wanted a peaceful solution to the Kashmir issue.
Farooq said the former militants and their families did not want more bloodshed in the region. “We don’t want another mother to lose her son. The Kashmir issue should be solved by peaceful means,” he said.
Many of the former militants and their families, who returned home under state government’s rehabilitation policy after spending years in Pakistan, have been living miserable lives as they face daunting challenges to restart their life here.
Some of the families have faced difficulties in getting their children admitted to schools in the region as their earlier academic certificates are not considered valid. Many former militants, who had earlier settled in Pakistan, are also facing problems of earning their livelihood.
Rehab Policy
The state government’s rehabilitation policy was approved in November 2010. The policy is meant for all those who had crossed over to the other side of the Line of Control between 1989 and 2009 for arms training, but had not indulged in militant activity and were ready to return, surrender and settle as normal citizens
The wife of a former militant with her children participates in a protest in Srinagar on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Amin War
The families of former militants, including those which returned from Pakistan under the state government’s rehabilitation programme, said they were demanding the right to lead a “normal life”.
One of the conveners of the protest demonstration, which was held at the Press Colony in the city, said around 70 families of former militants had participated in the protest.
“We want the government to give us the right to live properly,” said Saifullah Farooq, chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Human Welfare Association. The association constitutes of a group of former militants.
Farooq said their demands included issuance of passport, admission of their children into educational institutions and availability of easy loans.
“We have also demanded the shifting of all militants from jails outside Kashmir to jails here,” he said, adding that the association wanted a peaceful solution to the Kashmir issue.
Farooq said the former militants and their families did not want more bloodshed in the region. “We don’t want another mother to lose her son. The Kashmir issue should be solved by peaceful means,” he said.
Many of the former militants and their families, who returned home under state government’s rehabilitation policy after spending years in Pakistan, have been living miserable lives as they face daunting challenges to restart their life here.
Some of the families have faced difficulties in getting their children admitted to schools in the region as their earlier academic certificates are not considered valid. Many former militants, who had earlier settled in Pakistan, are also facing problems of earning their livelihood.
Rehab Policy
The state government’s rehabilitation policy was approved in November 2010. The policy is meant for all those who had crossed over to the other side of the Line of Control between 1989 and 2009 for arms training, but had not indulged in militant activity and were ready to return, surrender and settle as normal citizens
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