Displaced Kashmiri pandits will be able to return to valley soon: RSS chief

Kashmiri pandits will be able to return to their homes in the valley soon RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Sunday asserting that work is on to create a conducive atmosphere so that they are never displaced againHe also praised The Kashmir Files movie saying it has created public awareness across the country and outside about the reality behind the exodus of Kashmiri pandits from the valley in 1990Addressing members of the Kashmiri pandit community virtually on the last day of the threeday Navreh celebrations the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh RSS chief said that the time has come for fulfilling the pledge of returning to their homes in the Kashmir valleyIt wont take many days for the fulfilment of our pledge of returning to the valley It will come true very soon and we have to continue making attempts in this direction Our history and our great leaders should serve as the guiding light and inspiration for all of us Bhagwat said in his over halfanhour speechReferring to his participation in the Kashmiri pandit festival Herath Shivaratri in 2011 in Delhi he said the community had taken a pledge on the occasion that they will return to their homelandChallenges do come in everyones life We are in a situation where we were displaced in our own country threefour decades ago What is the solution he said and added We will not succumb and see our pledge fulfilled by returning to our homesHe referred to Israel and said the Jews struggled for 1800 years for their homeland Nothing much was done in 1700 years by them for their pledge but over the past 100 years the history of Israel saw it achieving its target and also becoming one of the leading countries in the worldWe Kashmiri pandits have had to live in different parts of globe despite the fact that Kashmir is an integral part of India We can live anywhere but we cannot forget our homeland he saidBhagwat said The Kashmir Files movie has highlighted the reality of Kashmiri pandits before the worldHe said the removal of Article 370 opened the way for the return of the pandits to the Kashmir valleyThe time for your return to the valley as a Hindu and a Bharat Bakt is approachingyou have faced displacement in the past but in future nothing like this should happen with you he saidWork is in progress to create such an atmosphere where you will feel secure and live peacefully with your neighbours like in the past and nobody will be able able to dislodge you again from thereAnyone making any such attempt will not escape punishment There are people among the Muslim community with whom you were enjoying good relationsWe have to defeat extremism and live peacefully with everyone he saidThe RSS chief said it will take some time and we will enjoy the fruits at the appropriate time which will facilitate you to return to your homeland on your own conditions