Pak-sponsored terrorism forced 64,827 Hindu families to flee Kashmir : Central Govt

New Delhi – According to the Central Government’s Ministry of Home Affairs, in 1990, Pakistan-sponsored terrorism forced 64,827 Hindu families to leave Kashmir and settle in Jammu, Delhi, and other parts of the country. According to the Ministry of Home Affairs’ annual report for 2020-21, in Jammu-Kashmir between 1990 and 2020, 14,091 civilians and 5,356 security force personnel lost their lives to militancy. The report also stated that along with Hindus, some Sikh and Muslim families were also forced to flee Kashmir.

Editorial viewpoint 

Hindus feel the Government should inform about – How many of these families have been resettled in Kashmir, how many remain to be resettled, what kind of obstacles are faced in this process and what the Government is doing to resolve them.