National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Monday said displaced Kashmiri Pandits were unlikely to return to live in Kashmir but would come only as visitors, the remarks coming amid the observance of the 36th anniversary of the Pandit exodus. Scores of Pandits on Sunday staged protests in Jammu to press for a homeland in Kashmir. They seek nearly half of the Valley for the return and rehabilitation of the displaced community. But more than that, it is for them to look into it," Farooq told reporters in Jammu, reacting to questions over the possibility of Pandits returning. I don’t think they will come to live there," he said, adding that nobody was stopping them from returning to Kashmir.

Source: The Telegraph January 20, 2026 02:07 UTC