Jammu, Jan. 20 -- National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah on Monday said that Kashmiri Pandits are welcomed to return to their homes but expressed scepticism about whether they would want to come back, considering that they have built new lives in other parts of the country.

Farooq also noted that many Kashmiri Pandit families never left the Valley and continue to live peacefully in their villages and localities.

"When will they go back to Kashmir? Who stops them? None stops them. They have their homes there. Go back and live there comfortably.Many Kashmiri Pandits are currently living in the Valley and have not left their villages," said Farooq on the sidelines of a two day party conference of block presidents in Jammu.

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