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RE:Few Questions
by Falcon on Jul 10, 2008 03:16 AM

Ans.1 Honestly it wasnt the sort of mass massacre or rapes as u have projected.Even Pandit groups will give you number which wont be more than 100-150 over these 20 years. Yes there were killings and that created a scare and they left the valley assisted by the Govt. or not is open to debate.But numbers don't matter ,even a single killing can scare a minuscule minority like Pandits and they had to leave their home and hearth which is very unfortunate. We can say the pandits left and the muslims did'nt stop them from going.How the sikhs stayed behind and are still there is also a fact hat cannot be denied. On individual basis people did try and help people to stay back and they did in some villages but for anyone to speak out in those days on any issue would have been disastrous for that individual.
2. The Hindu temples are still there but are in a state of negligence due to lack of maintainence.
3. If you have been to Kashmir and see the state of roads ,electricity and infrastructure overall you will also be baffled. So the money is going somewhere but surely not for development.
4. I think more to do with ethnic and regional aspirations than religion. Minorities I believe should be vocal to claim their rights. Blacks in America ause the same tactic. I know that till four generations back we have been muslims ,i will look into my family tree to let u know. it personally doesn't make a difference to me what my great great great grand pa was.

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