Despite this ground reality, the Government of India has, so far, refused to declare the Pandits of Kashmir as IDPs and take appropriate action to punish the guilty. It is a matter of regret that neither the Government of India nor the Government of the Jammu and Kashmir State has instituted a Commission of Inquiry into the rise of religion-based terrorism allegedly with full connivance of sections of local authorities, political groups and segments of civil society.
(The author is the President of Jammu Kashmir Vichar Manch, NCR chapter)
