In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the Mata Kheer Bhawani Asthapan Trust (MKBAT) has appealed to all Hindu devotees, particularly Kashmiri Pandits (KPs) to cancel the annual ‘Mata Kheer Bhawani Mela’ in view of recent violence and killings in the occupied territory.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the Yatra was scheduled to leave Nagrota Jammu on June 5 to attend the Mela on June 7 at Ragnya Devi temple in Tulmulla village of Ganderbal district of Kashmir valley.
Every year, a large number of devotees, mainly Kashmiri Pandits, participate in the annual Mata Kheer Bhawani Mela.
It is reported that the Mata Kheer Bhawani Asthapan Trust (MKBAT) dominated by the Hindutva RSS-BJP is communalizing the Kashmiris struggle of right to self determination and also hiding the killing of Kashmiri youths by Indian troops and paramilitary forces.
Pertinently, the people of Kashmir always welcome and help the Hindu pilgrims of Amarnath Yatra and Mata Kheer Bhawani Mela in Ganderbal in Kashmir Valley.—KMS
