National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said every attack on Kashmiri Pandits is an out-and-out attack on the "very soul of Kashmir" and the spike in the killings contradict the government’s claims of normalcy in the Valley. The MP from Srinagar was interacting with a delegation of Kashmiri Pandits led by the party’s minority wing vice president Amit Koul, according to a party spokesperson.

"Every attack on our Pandit brothers is an out-and-out attack on the very soul of Kashmir. I`m looking for times, when both Kashmiri Muslims and Kashmiri Pandits live side by side. However, the incumbent government is confined to only pomp and show. On ground, no efforts are being taken to create an enabling environment for their safe and permanent return," Abdullah said.