Accusing the PDP-led Jammu and Kashmir government of "taking U-turn under pressure from Hurriyat", APMCC today condemned the "nexus between mainstream politicians and separatist elements' in the state for opposing the return of Kashmiri Pandits to valley in 'composite townships'.
"There is a nexus between mainstream politicians and separatist elements in Kashmir who oppose the return of Kashmiri Pandits to valley in townships," Chairman of All Parties Migrants Coordination Committee (APMCC) Vinod Pandit said.
Meanwhile, National spokesperson of APMCC King Bharati said, "While we strongly condemn the stance of the separatists, NC and Engineer Rasheed, we also condemn the state government for taking a U-turn under pressure from the Hurriyat".
While addressing a press conference, Pandit alleged that the opposition was just to scuttle the move of rehabilitation of the community in the valley, saying, "these people have no business to tell Kashmiri Pandits where to live in Valley".
Pandit also alleged that there was a nexus between National conference and Hurriyat as both the parties along with Independent MLA Engineer Rasheed Ahmed "were talking in same language when it comes to the return of Pandits to Valley".
He said that it was Kashmiri Pandits' prerogative "when to return, where to return and how to live" "nobody can dictate terms to us, separatists and mainstream political parties were befooling government of India over township issue knowing well that majority of Kashmiri Pandits were forced to sell their land and property in Kashmir" he said.
Bharati on the other hand stated that the announcement and the whole idea was ill-timed and irrelevant as the real stakeholders were not taken into confidence over the return of Pandits to Valley adding separate townships was a necessity to keep unique tradition and rituals of Kashmiri Pandits intact.
He also demanded the constituting of 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.
