Hurriyat’s meeting with Kashmir pandits, an immature PR exercise
Srinagar, July 08: BJP leader Surinder Ambardar termed the recent meeting of Kashmiri Pandits with Hurriyat Conference leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq an "immature PR exercise" and said the party and its government do not endorse such activities.
He was reacting to the reported meeting of a five-member Kashmiri Pandit delegation and the Mirwaiz on the issue of the community's return to the valley last week.
"Neither the party nor the government endorse such activities. This should not been taken seriously," the legislative council member told reporters on Sunday.
He said the party is keeping an eye on these development and activities.
"It is immature PR exercise with those (Hurriyat Conference leaders) who have credibility crises at their end," the BJP leader said.
Ambardar said that the BJP and its government are firm on the return and rehabilitation of the community in the Valley with honour and dignity.
Hurriyat initiates process to facilitate return of Kashmiri Pandits
The MLC said Kashmiri Hindus had whole-heartedly supported the BJP in the recent Lok Sabha elections despite a cumbersome voting process.
He said that the party believed that the Home Ministry would facilitate the creation of a hassle-free process of voting for the community in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections.
Meanwhile, several Kashmiri Pandit organisations distanced themselves from the meeting.
The All India Kashmiri Samaj condemned the meeting.
"Kashmiri
Pandits,
the
aborigines
of
the
valley,
will
return
on
their
terms,
not
dictated
by
the
forces
of
Kashmir
responsible
for
the
community's
exodus,"
a
spokesperson
said.
The
All
State
Kashmiri
Pandit
Conference
(ASKPC),
expressed
concern
over
some
self-styled
leaders
trying
to
"play
with
the
cause
of
the
community
by
taking
it
for
granted".
In a statement issued here, ASKPC president Ravinder Raina asked community members to be vigilant against the elements that are killing the cause of Kashmiri Pandits.