Pakistan responsible for J&K situation, it affected all Kashmiri pandits, Muslims: Ghulam Nabi Azad

Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, on Sunday, said that Pakistan and militancy were responsible for what happened in J&K, adding that it affected all Hindus, Kashmiri pandits, Kashmiri Muslims and Dogras.

He also said that Mahatma Gandhi was the biggest Hindu and secularist.

Earlier, attacking the BJP over its support to the makers of 'The Kashmir Files', the J&K Congress on Thursday said the ruling party has failed to take any major initiative for return and rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits despite being in power for over seven years.

The recently-released film is based on the exodus of Kashmiri pandits from the Valley in the 1990s.

"The BJP-led government at the Centre cannot absolve itself of the sin of sufferings and killings of the displaced Kashmiri Pandit community. Unfortunately, the present government is in office for over seven years but has failed to take any major initiative for their return and rehabilitation," J&K Pradesh Congress Committee chief spokesperson Ravinder Sharma said.

He said all schemes and packages for the community were given by the Manmohan Singh-led UPA government and these are being carried forward by the present dispensation at a very “slow pace”.

“There is nothing new for them (displaced Pandits) except crocodile tears for gaining sympathy of crores of countrymen with an eye on votes,” Sharma said.

(With PTI inputs)

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