Mehbooba for return of Kashmiri Pandits with dignity

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Press Trust of India Jammu
Last Updated : Oct 12 2014 | 8:55 PM IST
Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti today expressed her wish for the return of displaced Kashmiri Pandits to Kashmir with "honour and dignity".
She expressed her views while addressing a meeting with displaced members of the Kashmiri Pandit community here.
"The Kashmiri Pandit community has immensely contributed in the past in emancipation of Kashmir society and it is time for their return to their homes with honour and dignity," she said.
On the recent devastating floods in Jammu and Kashmir, she said that, "Kashmir has once again faced a devastation of vast scale, though this time it is result of the nature's wrath but it compounds the problem left behind by the horrible events of 1990s which had forced large number of people, including mainly Pandits, to leave their homes and hearths."
She said the established potential that the Kashmir Pandit community has displayed and employed in emancipation of the society in the past was once again required to face the current situation.
The PDP leader said her party's focus was on building bridges between communities and uniting them for the welfare of everybody rather than emotionally exploiting one community or other for political survival.
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First Published: Oct 12 2014 | 8:55 PM IST

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