Srinagar, May 15 (KNS): BJP national general secretary and J&K in charge, Tarun Chugh slammed National Conference president Farooq Abdullah for his comments over the return of Kashmiri pandits to the Valley.

In a statement, issued to Kashmir News Service (KNS), Chugh while quoting Farooq Abdullah’s statement: "Every attack on our Pandit brothers is a direct attack on the soul of Kashmir. I want to see a time when both Kashmiri Muslims and Kashmiri Pandits live together."

He said that he was deeply hurt and those who wait for pain, and where and with whom were they.

Chugh added that if the leaders had not given shelter to the militants and had not encouraged them, then the Kashmiri Pandits would not have come to Kashmir for jobs.

He said that Kashmiri Pandits were also Kashmiri like Abdullah’s and and Mufti’s. (KNS)