Srinagar: A day after union home minister Rajnath Singh made a statement over the townships for Pandits in valley; state government on Wednesday said the question is not about the land but the idea to settle Pandits and Muslims together in mixed habitations.
It is not the question of 400 or 500 kanals of land. It is an idea of creating a shared space wherein Muslims, Pandits, Sikhs and any permanent resident of Jammu and Kashmir who is interested in staying here can live, Education Minister Naeem Akhtar said.
He added that any space that is created would not be exclusive and can be open Muslims and persons from other religions. We will welcome migrant Pandits who had to leave during the most unfortunate circumstances. We will reintegrate them in the mixed colonies where everybody can live. The idea is to facilitate the return of Pandits to Kashmir.
Akhtar said mixed population habitations are a reversal of the idea that had been pressed by some quarters for long to have exclusive enclaves for returning migrants in the valley. In fact, such an experiment had been made in the past to create habitations exclusively for migrants but had failed to re-create the traditional ethos of Kashmir.
Follow this link to join our WhatsApp group: Join Now
Be Part of Quality Journalism |
Quality journalism takes a lot of time, money and hard work to produce and despite all the hardships we still do it. Our reporters and editors are working overtime in Kashmir and beyond to cover what you care about, break big stories, and expose injustices that can change lives. Today more people are reading Kashmir Observer than ever, but only a handful are paying while advertising revenues are falling fast. |
| ACT NOW |
| MONTHLY | Rs 100 |  |
| YEARLY | Rs 1000 | |
| LIFETIME | Rs 10000 | |
