Srinagar, Jan. 19 (TNS): On the 29th anniversary of the migration of Kashmiri Pandit communities from occupied Kashmir, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq once again appealed to them to return to their roots, their homeland Kashmir. He said people of Kashmir will welcome them with warmth and open arms.
Mirwaiz said their migration is a human issue and it makes all Kashmiris sad that they are away from their motherland and yearn to come back.
“Kashmiri Pandits are a part of our joint ethos and culture and our common past and will always remain so. Kashmir belongs to them as much as it does to Muslims and we want to share our future together,” he said.
“Our demand for the right of self- determination is for each inhabitant of occupied J&K and they have an equal right to have their say in its future dispensation,” he said.
Meanwhile, Kashmiri Pandit leader from Ghar wapsi brigade Ravi Regu told Indian that we welcome this move by the Mirwaiz Umar Farooq.
He said that each and every Kashmir Pandit must welcome this move by the Mirwaiz of Kashmir, because the Kashmir problem can be solved by the both Kashmir Muslims and the Kashmir pandits together.
