Refugees issue should not be politicized: CPI(M)

Jammu: State Committee of Communist Party of India (Marxist) Saturday while expressing its dismay over much-politicized debate regarding West Pakistan refugees issue alleged that certain communal groups are trying to implement their sectarian agenda in the garb of settlement of refugees as according to CPI(M) such always remain on look out to cash in on sufferings of the people.

In a statement, state committee of CPI(M) urged the public and political leadership to resist the attempts of the vested interest to use the issue for regional and religious polarization.

The issue needs a holistic approach which should consider political constitutional and human aspects of the issue. While attempts to infringe upon the constitutional and legal structure of the state have to be resisted, the basic human rights of the refugees have to be safeguarded. While the refugees of all races and religions deserve all possible support for living a dignified life, it has to be kept in mind that genuine and lawful interests and aspirations of the state should in no way be affected, the statement reads.

CPI(M) said that certain groups are hell-bent to demolish the secular character of the state and always remain on look out to cash in on sufferings of the people. It cautions the union BJP government not to advance its agenda of polarizing Jammu and Kashmir further. It is bound to have serious implications. We firmly believe that the refugee issue demands a humanistic approach while the constitutional and the legal frame of the state should not allowed to get undermined, the statement reads.

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