“BJP takes advantage of pain, the suffering of Kashmiri Pandits,” said Mehbooba Mufti

Srinagar:

People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti today accused the BJP of “exploiting the pain and suffering” of Kashmiri Pandits and said the government had failed to protect the minority community in Kashmir.

“This government has failed to protect Kashmiri Pandits. It is only exploiting the pain and suffering of the community for its own benefit. It is not taking their problems seriously,” Mufti told reporters in Qazigund in Anantnag district.

Commenting on the leaking of a list of Kashmiri Pandit employees posted in Kashmir, she said it was unfortunate that such information was made public.

“It is a pity that despite the ruling of the BJP both in the center and in Jammu and Kashmir, it is not making a decision on the issues of Kashmiri Pandits, who have been on the road in Jammu for six months now,” she said.

The PDP leader said on the one hand that the Kashmiri Pandits were asked to report for work while on the other hand their details were leaked.

“The government needs to tell people how it happened,” she said.

Recently, a blog linked to a terror group published a list of 56 Kashmiri Pandit employees deployed under the prime minister’s rehabilitation package and warned of increasing attacks against them.

Police said an investigation had been launched to determine who was behind the distribution of the list.

While the list uploaded on social media was not authentic, investigations were underway to nab those behind it, police said.

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