Tulmulla, June 4 -- Leaders across party lines on Tuesday hailed the congregation of devotees at the Mela Kheer Bhawani in Kashmir, despite the Pahalgam attack and heightened border tension, as a symbol of resilience and advocated for the dignified return of Kashmiri Pandits to the valley.
Mela Kheer Bhawani, one of the biggest religious functions of Kashmiri Pandits, is being celebrated on 'Zyeth Atham', also known as 'Jyeshtha Ashtami', on Tuesday.
Amid tight security arrangements, hundreds of people, mostly Kashmiri Pandits, left for the Valley in a convoy of 60 buses early Sunday from Jammu to take part in the annual fair in Ganderbal district.
President of the ruling National Conference (NC), Farooq Abdullah, hoped that Kashmiri Pan...