Srinagar, June 24 -- In a significant appeal aimed at reconciliation and improved welfare, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday urged a shift in the discourse surrounding the rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits.

Speaking in Anantnag, the former Chief Minister emphasised that the responsibility for reintegrating the community lies as much with the local populace as it does with the state.

Mufti pleaded for social healing, pushing back against the tendency to dwell on past grievances. "People living here have a greater role to play than the government," she stated. "We must look ahead, not remain stuck in the past."

She pointed to the lived realities of Kashmiri Pandits who migrated back under the government's ...