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India’s plan to resettle Hindu pandits in Kashmir faces backlash

Sunday, 29 May 2016 2:11 PM [ Last Update: Sunday, 29 May 2016 2:11 PM ]

Indian Kashmiri Hindu (Pandit) devotees rest during the annual Hindu festival at the Khirbhawani temple in Tullamulla village, some 30 kms east of Srinagar on May 26, 2015. AFP

Shahana Butt
Press TV, Indian-Controlled Kashmir

Anger is simmering in the Indian-controlled Kashmir over New Delhi’s plan to set up colonies for non-resident Kashmiris and Hindu migrants locally known as Pandits. As our correspondent Shahana Butt reports, some have even accused the Indian government of pursuing land grab policies.

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