A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a probe by the Special Investigation Team to identify the perpetrators involved in the genocide of Hindus and Sikhs in Jammu and Kashmir during 1989-2003.
The petition filed by NGO ‘We the Citizens’ has also sought directions to conduct a census of Hindus and Sikhs, who have been victims or survivors of “genocide” in Jammu and Kashmir and are now residing in different parts of India and also their rehabilitation.
The petitioner conducted research by going through books, articles, and memoirs of migrants from Kashmir.
Petitioner has undertaken research by going through books and memoirs of migrants
The prominent books which the petitioner has examined include ‘My Frozen Turbulence in Kashmir’ authored by Jagmohan and ‘Our Moon Has Blood Clots’ by Rahul Pandita.
These two books give a first-hand account of ghastly genocide and exodus of Kashmiri Hindus and Sikhs in the year 1990, the plea stated.
As per the petitioner, the failure of the then government and police administration and finally complete breakdown of constitutional machinery has been explained in those books.
The government and state machinery failed to act to protect the life and limb of Hindus and Sikhs and allowed anti-nationals and terrorists, anti-social elements to take control of the whole of Kashmir.
Declare all sale of properties post-exodus null and void
Due to this, the Hindu and Sikhs citizens lost faith in the government and were forced to migrate to other parts of India.
The PIL has also sought directions to declare that all sale of properties post exodus in the year January 1990 whether religious, residential, agricultural, commercial, institutional, educational or any other immovable property be declared as null and void, reported PTI.
The debate around the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from J&K has gained momentum after the release of the Bollywood movie ‘The Kashmir Files’ directed by Vivek Agnihotri.
The film revolves around the forced exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from their native state after Pakistan-backed militants targeted the community in the early 1990s.
