J&K Deputy CM keen on Kashmiri pandits returning to home state

Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister said here today that seven separate townships have been created to ensure security of Kashmiri pandits, if they decide to return to their home state.
"We are trying to get Kashmiri pandits to return home. They are an integral part of Kashmiri society. It is the J&K government's priority to ensure that they return," J&K Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh told reporters here.
"At seven places, we have created separate townships for Kashmiri Pandits. They may return to their original homes if they wish to, but from a purely security point of view, we don't advise them to do so. Instead, we want them to live in secured townships, though people other than Kashmiri Pandits may also stay there," he said.

He said that the union government has promised special financial package to J&K, which could be spent on such townships.
Responding to a question, Singh said that the current political dispensation in J&K is not an ideological or a political one, but an alliance of "good governance".
"While forming the J&K government, we decided that we will address ideological issues later. We have given people respite from the erstwhile corrupt government. Almost 63 officers were forced to retire. We provide good governance to the people of J&K," he said.
The J&K Deputy Chief Minister extended a red carpet to investors in sectors like urban housing and hydel power.

"Presently, the environment is conducive to invest in J&K," he said.