Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 10: All Parties Migrants Co-ordination Committee (APMCC) has condemned the separatist leaders, National Conference and Er Rasheed for their opposition to the return of displaced Kashmiri Pandit to Valley in composite townships and questioned the credibility of J&K Chief Minister Mufti Mohd Sayeed for changing his stance under pressure from Hurriyat.
Addressing a joint press conference here today Vinod Pandit, Chairman and King Bharati, National spokesperson APMCC along with Advocate Arun Kandroo, general secretary and GL Bhat a social activist took a serious note of the nexus between mainstream politicians and separatist elements in Kashmir for opposing the return of Kashmiri Pandits to Valley in townships saying they have no business to tell KPs where to live in Valley.
Expressing serious concern over the developments Vinod Pandit said that there was a nexus between National Conference and Hurriyat as both along with Er Rasheed were talking in same language when it comes to the return of Pandits to Valley.
Pandit said that it was KPs prerogative when to return, where to return and how to live saying nobody can dictate terms to them adding separatists and mainstream political parties were befooling GOI over township issue knowing well that majority of KPs were forced to sell their land and property in Kashmir.
King Bharati, senior journalist and National spokesperson while condemning the stance of the separatists, NC and Er Rasheed questioned the credibility of the ruling government which has buckled under pressure from Hurriyat and taken a complete U-turn.
Bharati said that the announcement and the whole idea was ill-timed and irrelevant as the real stakeholders have been never taken into confidence over the return issue adding separate townships was a necessity to keep unique tradition and rituals of Kashmiri Pandits intact.
He reiterated his demand of constituting National Level Apex Committee comprising ground level leaders under the direct supervision of Government of India to formulate any return plan adding only KPs themselves would decide how and where to live.
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