| KPs to be reintegrated as part of society, not as an isolated community: Govt | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 8: The State Government Wednesday made it clear that the Kashmiri Pandits are a part and parcel of the traditional Kashmiri ethos and they would be reintegrated into their native place as a part of the society and not as an isolated community. Discounting as misconstrued, misconceived and mischievous the impression being created by certain quarters regarding establishment of exclusive habitations for Kashmiri Pandits, an official spokesman said the society and the Government is committed to facilitate reintegration of migrant Pandits in their homeland with honor and dignity without compartmentalizing them as an isolated community. As has been already made clear by the Chief Minister, the migrant Pandits are most welcome to return and resettle at the places of their choice, and various initiatives have already been taken by the State Government to bring them back with honor and dignity. "The Government is keenly awaiting the return of migrants and they will be resettled at their original places of inhabitation with honor and dignity," the spokesman said and added that the migrants from all the communities who have no land and properties left in Kashmir, can be accommodated in the composite township, if they desire so. The spokesman said the creation of exclusive enclaves for migrants, as was done at Sheikhpora, Budgam, has not worked as most of the Pandits who wanted to return to the Valley preferred to resettle at their ancestral places. |
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