Canadian Hindus stage protest, urge PM Trudeau to condemn Kashmiri Hindu Pandit's genocide

members of Indo-Canian Kashmir Forum and Hindu Forum Cana on Tuesday organised a LED truck vertisement campaign to mark Kashmiri Hindu gecide at hands of Pakistan's terrorists on January 19, 1991.  LED truck that crossed several cities of Greater Toronto h billboards with messs: "Kashmiri Hindus Exist despite Pakistani Terror". Recalling horrors faced by community,  Canian Hindus urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau-led government to lodge a motion in parliament against Pakistan's terrorist attacks.  

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Kashmiri Hindu pandits in Jammu st protest

Kashmiri Pandits on Tuesday launched a massive protest in front of United Nations Military Observer's group office in Jammu to observe January 19 as "Exodus Day". According to sources, various Kashmiri Pandit organisations have approached United Nations to get justice for exodus which happened on January 19, 1991. This particular day is observed as "black day" for Kashmiri Pandits as y were thrown out of ir own homes in Valley.

One of Kashmiri Pandit activists which was holding a Tricolour at protest said, "We are waiting to return back to our home, morland. government has to initiate a step and provide us with some security."

Stating that people from all across world come to visit Valley, protestor said that Kashmiri Pandits who are native to this place cant step back in. Alleging that all governments that came to power in J&K in past 30 years always played politics, a Kashmiri Pandit said that government ever paid attention to our needs or tried solving our issue. "y till w have t given any rights," he ded. 

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What happened on Jan 19, 1991?

January 19, 1991, is kwn to be a black day for Kashmiri Pandits because it was on this day that y were forced out under threat of violence by extremists. At that time, ricals h given Pandits only 2 options if t for leaving: eir to convert to Islam or suffer ir wrath. 

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As a result, Kashmiri Pandits were forced to seek refuge elsewhere in India. As of 2016, only 2,000 to 3,000 Kashmiri Hindus remained in Kashmir Valley compared to approximately 30,000 to 60,000 in 1990. Consequently, 19 January 1990 is widely kwn by Kashmiri Hindus as "Exodus Day", in memory of Kashmiri Hindus who were eir killed or forced out of Kashmir.

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(With ANI inputs)