{"id":9927,"date":"2026-01-19T17:45:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T17:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/?p=9927"},"modified":"2026-01-19T17:45:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T17:45:22","slug":"kashmiri-pandits-can-return-anytime-dr-farooq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/2026\/01\/19\/kashmiri-pandits-can-return-anytime-dr-farooq\/","title":{"rendered":"Kashmiri pandits can return anytime: Dr Farooq"},"content":{"rendered":"

Says nobody is stopping them from coming home; People of J&K Never desired to go with Pakistan, chose India in 1947<\/strong><\/p>\n

Srinagar, Jan 19:\u00a0<\/strong>The National Conference president and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Monday said that nobody is stopping Kashmiri Pandits from coming back to home, saying they can come anytime and stay in their homes like those who never left the Valley.<\/p>\n

Speaking with reporters, Farooq Abdullah said that he had told them (Kashmiri Pandits) on time to return to their homes and he had made a comprehensive rehabilitation policy when he was at the helm. \u201cThen we were not in power. Now it\u2019s the job of New Delhi to rehabilitate them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said that it is also up to them (Kashmiri Pandits) who left their homes, they are settled in other parts, have grown old and their children are now studying in schools, colleges and universities. \u201cThey can come here as visitors only. I don\u2019t think they will come here to stay,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Responding to a question, Farooq Abdullah said that there is hatred being spread across the country in the name of religion and that Hindus and Muslims are divided to win elections. \u201cThis nation belongs to everyone and it\u2019s known for unity in diversity. Every religion and caste exists here but some people want to fight in the name of religion who can stop them. It is not a new thing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Referring to Vaishno Devi medical admission row, he said that students were given admission based on NEET score and the majority of them were Muslims, but its approval as medical college was withdrawn. \u201cWho were these people who did this. Who is responsible for the hatred being spread in Jammu in the name of religion. Who is saying that Jammu should be separated,\u201d he questioned.<\/p>\n

He also said that Pakistan would never stop its actions in Jammu and Kashmir and it has been saying this time and again. \u201cWe have confronted Pakistan. Had we desired, we would gone with Pakistan in 1947, but we chose India. We stayed in Gandhi\u2019s Bharat, but is it his Bharat today. Are people living with ease here, Who are fighting religious fights,\u201d he said\u2014(KNO)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Says nobody is stopping them from coming home; People of J&K Never desired to go with Pakistan, chose India in 1947 Srinagar, Jan 19:\u00a0The National Conference president and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Monday said that nobody is stopping Kashmiri Pandits from coming back to home, saying they can come anytime […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9928,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9927"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9927\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9929,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9927\/revisions\/9929"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}