RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said the time for return of Kashmiri Pandits to their native places in the Valley had come closer, but also cautioned them against haste as they shall go there in a way that they do not have to face the same migration again. Referring to “The Kashmir Files” movie, he said: “Some support it, while some call it half-truth… But common man is of the opinion that by presenting the devastating truth, this film has not only presented pain and agony of the displaced Kashmiris, but shaken us as well. Such feeling is there in the country today and if it is so then next year, we will be in our home…our own land.” He said this while referring to the pledge taken by migrants during Navreh (new year) celebrations for returning home next year. Addressing the migrants at a virtual conference, the RSS chief said: “Jahan par humara ghar baar tha, wahan par humara ghar baar phir se hoga. Yeh jo apna sankalp hai us ki purti ke liye ab bahut din baki nahi hain (It will not take long in fulfillment of our pledge to have our houses again in our native land).” #BREAKING | RSS Chief, Mohan Bhagwat speaks for the Mega Navreh Celebrations. A speech for Kashmiri Hindus. Listen in to what he has to say to Kashmiri Pandits. Join the broadcast with @JamwalNews18 pic.twitter.com/IlxzzkB9iw — News18 (@CNNnews18) April 3, 2022 Referring to their pain and agony of getting displaced, he said it was not new, but it had been going on for the past three-four decades. “Though we have scattered all over the world, Kashmir remains an integral part of India,” he said, adding that the situation was changing. Recalling his earlier address to the migrants on Shivratri in Delhi in 2011, he said: “You had pledged to return home then, but that was not the right time. I had then told you that the problem would be solved only through public awakening. Due to the efforts from all of us in the past 11 years, the path for your return has brightened as the hurdles like Article 370 are not there today.” Cautioning them against taking hasty decisions, he said they should go in an environment that they do not get uprooted again. Pointing out that people with whom they used to live in peace in Kashmir were still there, Bhagwat said the number of those who had ill will or hatred had perhaps decreased. “This feeling that they have to migrate and live in pain and despair has to go,” he said, adding: “We all have to live together.” “We have to create a system that such a thing is not tolerated and if one has any evil design, one faces the dire consequences,” he said, adding that “all this takes time”. However, one has to continue making efforts in this direction and results come at the right time, he added. “All types of situations come and go in one’s life and after overcoming them, one enhances one’s capacities and capabilities. However, determination plays an important role in it,” he added.
