Uddhav Thackeray on Kashmiri Pandits, J&K civilian attacks: Won't leave in lurch
Hindustan TimesMaharashtra stands “firmly” behind the Kashmiri Pandits, chief minister Uddhav Thackeray said on Saturday amid a spate in the civilian killings in Jammu and Kashmir, as he raised concerns about the targeted attacks. As Shiv Sena chief and Maharashtra chief minister, I can only promise that Maharashtra will stand firmly behind the Kashmiri Pandits in these difficult times," his office quoted the chief minister as saying in a statement. At the meeting, union home minister Amit Shah with Ajit Doval, J&K lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha, army chief General Manoj Pande, J&K police chief Dilbag Singh in attendance discussed the Amarnath Yatra too, which begins June 30. Sena patriarch Bal Thackeray - in 1995 - had ensured a “quota in educational institutes in the state for the children of Kashmiri Pandits,” the chief minister said on Saturday, adding: "Our government is in touch with Kashmiri Pandit leaders and will do everything it can for their protection.”