Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Apr 15: The Hurriyat Conference chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today said that Kashmiri Pandits are welcome to their homes but opposed the Government’s proposal of separate townships for them.
Mirwaiz told reporters after a meeting of the Muttehada Majlis Ulema (United Ulema Council) held at Mirwaiz Manzil here today that the return of Kashmiri Pandits to the Valley is a humanitarian issue and they are welcome to their native places. “We do not want to do politics over the Kashmiri Pandits issue. This is a humanitarian issue and we see it as one,” he said.
The Hurriyat Chairman said Kashmiri Pandits are part and parcel of the Kashmiri society and their return is welcome. “They are welcome to return to their villages and homes in Kashmir. However, we are opposed to creation of separate townships for the Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley”, he said.
Mirwaiz said: “We want to ask the State Government whether it is helping the RSS and other outfits in fulfilling their nefarious designs on this issue. These outfits have made their agenda clear through media.”
Hurriyat chairman said Kashmiri Muslims are not communal and the religious leaders of the Valley, through their sermons, had preached protection of the religious places of the minorities. “Not a single temple or religious place was desecrated or damaged. Unfortunately, this issue is being exploited under a well thought out conspiracy,” he added.
Mirwaiz condemned the killing of the two youth in Army operation in Tral area of Pulwama district and demanded a Judicial commission of inquiry to probe the extra-judicial killings that took place in the State since 1990.
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