Kashmiris' fear of losing land, jobs after special status abrogation should be allayed: Bhagwat

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday said the fear of losing land and jobs among people of Jammu and Kashmir after abrogation of Article 370 provisions should be allayed and asserted that putting an end to the region's special status will help integrate Kashmiris with the rest of the country.

According to sources, while interacting with journalists representing foreign media, he claimed that Kashmiris were earlier "alienated" but the repeal of the provisions of Article 370 will remove the barriers that existed between them and the rest of the nation.

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), in a statement, said, "This interaction was part of the continuous process where the 'Sarsanghchalak' (chief) engages in constructive dialogue with people from different walks of the society."
About apprehensions of Kashmiris that the move on Article 370 will lead to "outsiders" buying their land, Bhagwat is learnt to have said, "Whatever fears they have about losing land and jobs should be allayed."