800 families never left Kashmir, facing terror since 1990

The killing of Kashmir Pandits living in the Valley has created fear among others in the community here. The most dangerous are the pundits who faced a dangerous situation in the 1990s and never left the Valley. According to the Kashmiri Pandit Sangharsh Samiti, there are about 800 Pandit families in the Valley who never left Kashmir. These families remained without panic in the midst of terrorism for three decades.
Kumar Wanchoo is also one such Pandit, who has lived in Jawaharnagar, Srinagar for three decades. The area once had a large population of Kashmiri Pandits, but in the 90s, except for a few families, including the Wanchoos, the rest left the valley.
Such was the determination to stay and continue working in Kashmir that despite the murder of his father Hridaynath Wanchoo, Kumar did not leave Kashmir. Saddened by today's situation, Kumar says - Some people cannot see Kashmir becoming better. If the violence stops, they will suffer, and their earnings will stop. This is a political game. Kumar said- Muslim neighbours are our strength. They will say, then only we will leave from here.
A Kashmiri Pandit living in North Kashmir said- Once there were hundreds of terrorists in Kashmir. When we went out, we would see the terrorists wielding guns, but no one touched us. They knew us and we know them. But now the situation has changed. We don't know who the man with the gun is. The police say that the attackers are youths who have never lived with a pundit, so they don't mind. He says - I had already sent my family to Jammu.
If the situation gets worse, I will also leave. Looks like our future is not secure in Kashmir. Terrorism has changed. The irony is that the Pandits living in the Valley have no facilities. While they do not have any facilities like jobs, education or monthly help, which are available to the migrated Pandits.
On Wednesday, the police attached the property of a terrorist named Adil Wani and attached the house. He had killed Sunil Kumar Bhat a day earlier in an apple orchard in Shopian and later took shelter in Kutpora's house.
It is linked to the terrorist organization Al-Badr. Its father and three brothers have also been arrested for providing shelter. During the search arms and ammunition were found in Wani's house. Additional Director General of Police Vijay Kumar said, Wani and his accomplice will either be arrested or killed.
A new controversy erupted in Kashmir when the Election Commission said that people living in Jammu and Kashmir for work purposes can also vote in the assembly elections. According to the commission, this is expected to add 25 lakh, new voters, to the union territory.
After the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019, the exercise of adding names is being done for the first time. This work will be completed by November 25. All political parties in Kashmir have reacted sharply to this. These parties have made it a tactic to balance votes on the BJP.