Jul 26, 2011
NEW DELHI: The crucial phase of the new policy for return of youth of Jammu and Kashmir, who had crossed over to Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) for arms training in early 1990s and were now willing to join the mainstream, was "extremely complicated" and the Government is trying to address it, Home Minister P Chidambaram said here.
He also said the Centre will convene an all party meeting to present it with the report once the interlocutors on Kashmir submit their recommendations.
Replying to questions on whether Pakistan's ISI or other terror groups had abducted the youth who were willing to return to India, the Minister said "I do not know about all that.
"All I know is that the Government of Jammu and Kashmir received a certain number of applications for surrender and rehabilitation policy and they have been able to shortlist certain number of names to whom benefit of travel documents can be given to return to the Indian side of the LoC," he told PTI. He said having reached that point now, the logistic problems are "extremely complicated" and were being addressed.
The Centre after due deliberations had shortlisted names of 28 people whose families had approached the state government expressing willingness that there kins were willing to surrender.
Under the new surrender and rehabilitation policy, families of short-listed people have been communicated about the Government's decision and advised that their kin could go to the Indian Mission in Islamabad where they would be handed over a temporary travel document to facilitate their crossover either through Wagah or any other cross-over point between the two nation.
(http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com)
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