Overview
- Abdullah said no one is preventing Kashmiri Pandits from coming back and noted that some families never left and live peacefully in the Valley.
- He expressed doubt that many displaced families would relocate permanently after three decades, citing work, education and health ties outside Kashmir.
- The National Conference leader recalled promising housing for returnees while in office and urged the Union government to implement such support.
- Hundreds under the Youth 4 Panun Kashmir banner blocked the Jammu–Srinagar highway near Jagti, demanding a separate homeland and a parliamentary genocide recognition bill.
- Reporting cites only a small community presence in the Valley—about 800 families or roughly 4,000 people—against nearly 62,000 migrant families registered elsewhere, with longstanding complaints over limited investigations and accountability for past violence.