NEW DELHI - Hoping for an “Akhand Bharat”, senior RSS leader Indresh Kumar on Saturday said Pakistan would be a part of India after 2025.

According to a report in the Indian Express, Kumar was addressing a gathering in Mumbai on the subject of ‘Kashmir-Way Ahead’ when he said, “Aap likhkar lijiye 5-7 saal bad aap kahin Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Sialkot mein makaan kharidenge aur business karne ka mauka milega (Write it down that five-seven years later, you will get a chance to buy a house or do business somewhere in Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi and Sialkot).”

“47 ke pehle Pakistan nahin tha. Log ye kehte hain 45 ke pehle woh Hindustan tha. 25 ke baad fir se woh Hindustan hone wala hai (There was no Pakistan before 1947.

People say it was a part of Hindustan before 1945. It will again be a part of Hindustan after 2025),” he added.

The senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) functionary said there was a need for a new law for "traitors" and "there won’t be a Naseeruddin, Hamid Ansari or Sidhu,” referring to Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah, former Vice President Hamid Ansari and Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu.