JAMMU, June 2 -- Senior BJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Kavinder Gupta today came down heavily on PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti, terming her latest overture on the Kashmiri Pandit (KP) issue as nothing more than a "well-scripted drama to stay politically relevant."

Reacting to Mehbooba's so-called roadmap for the dignified return and rehabilitation of displaced Kashmiri Pandits, the senior BJP leader said, "It is ironic that the same Mehbooba Mufti, who oversaw the total marginalization of the Pandit community during her tenure as Chief Minister, is now shedding crocodile tears for their plight. Her words today are hollow, insincere, and aimed solely at regaining lost political ground."

Kavinder questioned the timing of her sudden...