India reacts to Taliban restoring property rights to Afghan Hindus, Sikhs

India on Friday (Apr 12) reacted to indications that suggested that the Taliban government in Afghanistan has been taking steps towards returning lands to Sikhs and Hindus that were taken from them.

During a weekly media briefing, the official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, Randhir Jaiswal, said that it is a "positive development".

"We have also seen reports. If the Taliban administration has decided to restore property rights to Hindus and Sikhs from Afghanistan," Jaiswal said.

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"I mean, who are their nationals, it is something which is a positive development. That is how we look at it," he added.

Recent media reports claimed that the Taliban justice ministry has come up with some solutions for the property problems that the minorities were facing and that property rights have been restored to the Hindus, and the Sikhs.

Kabul-based Ariana News on March 10 reported that the Land-Grabbing Prevention and Restitution Commission has started investigating cases of usurped land belonging to Hindu and Sikh communities across the country.

News agenciessaid that the Ministry of Justice issued astatement instructingtechnical teams in the capital and in provinces to identify usurped land belonging to Hindu and Sikh communities and land at risk of being grabbed.

(With inputs from agencies)