Pune,March 18, (Scoop News)- To protest against the serious conspiracy of Jammu and Kashmir Government along with Archeological Survey of India to change the name of Pious Hillock in Kashmir known since ages and till date as Shankaracharya Hill to Takht- e- Suleiman. A massive demonstration was organized by Youth 4 Panun kashmir (A Youth wing under Aegis of Panun Kashmir) near Collectors Office,Pune today.
The demonstration included with chanting songs and bhajans in support of Shankaracharya temple.
A large cutout image of the temple was made and all those present in the demonstration extended their homage to the Holy temple of Shankaracharya.
The demonstration included members of all age groups of the Kashmiri Hindu Community in Pune along with the local Citizens of Pune and members of Shankaracharya Math in Pune.
Addressing the people Rohit Bhat, Pune coordinator for Youth 4 Panun Kashmir said that similar protests were held in Delhi, Hyderabad , Bangalore and Jammu regarding the change in name of Holy Shankaracharya Hill, which is a plan undertaken by state government under pressure from the Jihadi elements and more surprisingly all ages old Historic relevance of the place has been overlooked and Government is gradually succumbing to the plan to convert the state into a Taliban state with Islamic Jihad ruling the state.
He said from last 4 years , an exchange of mail is going on with Archeological Survey of India, which earlier for many years avoided the response and has no justified reason for this name change.
Rohit distributed the correspondence with ASI to the press and people.
Rahul Kaul,National Coordinator of Youth 4 Panun Kashmir said that after throwing out Kashmiri Hindus and Nationalist forces from the Valley , a planned activity is going on to convert the state to a Islamic state and destroy and distort the places of worship and faith of Kashmiri Hindus, the aborigine of the Kashmir. He further said that it is a matter of shame that such change in the name of the pious hill is even reflecting in the official tourist website of the J and K govt. (http://jktdc.in/contact-us/99.html) and Similar efforts are made to change the names of other heritage temples of the valley and shortly the state government is planning to change the name of the Srinagar (the name given by King Ashok, much before advent of Islam in
Kashmir).
Rahul Kaul said that massive online drive has been initiated to take vote of common people against this ongoing religious Genocide of the exiled community and its institutions of faith and then present it to the President of India.
Deepak Bhat, a Young activist of Youth 4 Panun Kashmir, while distributing the historical documents related to the origin of Shankaracharya Hill and its Temple to the common people.
Dr. Amar Malmohi a veteran poet and scholar of the Kashmir said that from last 24 years, we are struggling and fighting an unheard battle for Reversal of our Exodus.
She said that to address cause of our Ethnic Cleansing, Social, Religious and cultural Genocide in various parts of the world and hope that one day we will be able to return to our Homeland with Honour and dignity and worship in our temples which are destructed and devastated in the valley.
The demonstration ended with a memorandum being presented to the Collector office with a request to intervene and stop this undesired activity of changing the Historical name of Shankaracharya Hill to Takht-e-Suleiman and upholding the secular environment of the country by supporting in maintaining the preserving the ages old Heritage of Kashmiri Hindus and their temples of faith today and in future as well.