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J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah connected Wednesday (April 1, 2026) said the instrumentality of displaced Kashmir Pandits was imaginable “only aft a consciousness of information is afloat restored” and showed willingness to person a caller authorities connected extortion of Hindu shrines and spiritual sites.
“The migration of Kashmiri Pandits successful the 1990s took spot nether highly hard circumstances aft their information was compromised. Their instrumentality cannot beryllium expected unless a consciousness of information is afloat restored,” Mr. Abdullah told the J&K Assembly.
He was speaking connected a backstage subordinate measure submitted by ruling National Conference (NC) legislator Arjun Singh Raju. The Bill seeks to supply for amended management, protection, medication and governance of Kashmiri Hindu Shrines and spiritual places successful J&K.
Mr. Abdullah said protecting the properties and spiritual shrines of displaced Kashmiri Pandits remained a cardinal work of the authorities until their harmless and dignified return.
“While narratives astir the plight of Kashmiri Pandits often summation attention, determination are instances wherever section Kashmiri Muslims person safeguarded temples successful their absence. The authorities is unfastened to enacting a instrumentality connected the issue, provided determination is broader statement wrong the community,” Mr. Abdullah said.
He underlined that successive governments some astatine the Centre and successful J&K person reiterated their committedness towards facilitating their dignified return.
“After the 1996 elections, the past NC authorities had introduced authorities to forestall distress merchantability oregon transportation of properties belonging to Kashmiri Pandits,” said Mr. Abdullah.
Mr. Raju withdrew the measure successful effect to the Chief Minister’s response.
Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) too person moved a backstage members measure for reintegration of Kashmiri Pandits. Submitted by PDP legislator Agha Syed Muntazir Mehdi, the PDP said, “It offered an accidental for each to lend towards healing the wounds of Kashmiri Pandits for 36 years with dignity, justness and corporate will.”
The PDP has appealed to NC, BJP, and each others “to emergence supra governmental divides and widen their afloat enactment to this effort”. The Bill is yet to travel up earlier the House.
