The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for British Hindus, the Kashmiri Pandit diaspora and allies observed 33 years of Kashmiri Pandits genocide on Wednesday, January 25. The official date of the genocide, also known as the exodus day in the Kashmiri Pandit Communities, completed 33 years in 2023. Bob Blackman, Chairperson of the All Party Parliamentary, APPG group for British Hindus, held an event to mark the occasion.
The APPG observed the commemoration of the 33 years of the Kashmiri Hindu genocide of 1990 at the Parliament in London. Meanwhile, they also introduced the Early Day Motion to commemorate the day. The organizer, Bob Blackman, took the opportunity to extend his support to the Kashmiri Hindu Community during the event. At the same time, he assembled the guests that Pakistan’s invasion of Kashmir led the King of (then princely state) Kashmir, Hari Singh, to accede to India.
Reportedly, a few months after India gained independence, on October 26, invaders from Pakistan killed more than 11,000 people in the Baramullah district of Kashmir. Maharaja Hari Singh, the then-ruler of Kashmir, asked India for help curbing the invasion and calming the situation.
The ruler of Kashmir signed the instrument of accession on January 26, 2023. Later, the government of India reached Kashmir with armed intervention on January 27. The Indian army was able to curb the invasion and drive the attackers away, defending Kashmir within two weeks.
In light of this, Bob Blackman insisted that truth regarding the situation and the historical facts must reach the people of the UK and the world. At the same time, Blackman criticized the Documentary created by the BBC against the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He called it a hatchet job.
Meanwhile, the APPG held this event to remind the world that Hindu Population of Jammu and Kashmir were percecuted and forced to flee from their homes. Meanwhile, Hindu Targetted killings are still taking place in Jammu and Kashmir even though more than three decades have passed since the original exodus.
