Subject: Our Response to Your Recent Letter to Hon’ble Lt. Governor , Jammu and Kashmir,Regarding the Pahalgam Terror Attack and Subsequent Security Measures.

Respected Madam,

This is to convey our deep concern and strong disagreement with the contents and tone of your recent letter addressed to the Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, regarding the security response following the heinous terror attack in Pahalgam. The loss of innocent lives in such barbaric violence demands collective mourning, decisive action, and responsible leadership—not the framing of narratives that appear to question the very efforts undertaken to safeguard our people and territory.

Madam, your reference to security forces conducting sweeping and indiscriminate crackdowns is most unfortunate. What is taking place on the ground is neither indiscriminate nor unjustified. These are targeted operations based on intelligence and necessity, aimed at neutralizing threats and preventing further loss of human lives. The forces are not acting out of impulse, but out of duty and with utmost restraint, considering the volatile and sensitive ground realities.

The figures you quoted regarding arrests and detentions under preventive laws, including the Public Safety Act, are neither alarming nor unusual when weighed against the magnitude of the threat. These steps are taken to pre-empt further strikes and safeguard vulnerable communities, yatris, and civilians, including those who may unknowingly be in harm’s way. Let it be clearly understood that such measures are a part of the legitimate sovereign responsibility of the Union Territory and the nation at large.

The notion that such actions amount to mass punishment is a deeply problematic conclusion. On the contrary, the State has taken great care to ensure that due process and established legal protocols are followed, even in these challenging times. It is the very idea of a secure, stable, and peaceful Jammu and Kashmir that justifies these actions—not political impulse or vendetta.

We take serious exception to your argument that these measures risk alienating communities. If alienation is to be discussed, one must remember the original and gravest alienation inflicted upon the Kashmiri Pandit community when we were forced into exile 35 years ago. That pain continues to haunt generations. Unfortunately, it has seldom found adequate voice or consistent condemnation from political leadership within the Valley. Therefore, any reference to alienation must take into account the long-standing displacement, trauma, and erasure of the Kashmiri Pandit identity from its homeland.

Your remark that the people of Kashmir have extended a hand of goodwill is a welcome sentiment. However, genuine goodwill requires consistency. Symbolic protests and shutdowns are not enough. What matters is an unambiguous and sustained rejection of terrorism and separatism from every section of society. Goodwill must also extend towards displaced communities, whose rights, safety, and return continue to remain unresolved.

Your suggestion that the actions of a few terrorists should not determine the State’s response is an underestimation of the threat we face. Even a single terrorist, as history has shown us, can wreak untold destruction. The State cannot afford complacency. It must act with foresight and firmness to secure lives, infrastructure, and constitutional order.

The shutdowns and protests after the Pahalgam attack, though appreciated, also raise questions about where this collective conscience disappears when minority members Kashmiri pandit community or outsiders fall victim to the same violence.or on the sad incident of Wandhama, Nadimarg Sangrampur Chatisingpura massacres.The murder of Rahul Bhat, other Kashmiri Pandit employees, and non-local workers did not evoke such unified protest. This imbalance in response weakens the credibility of such demonstrations and points to a need for introspection.

Madam,your appeal to end arrests ahead of the Amarnath Yatra appears misplaced. Rather than diluting security arrangements, the administration must be supported in further strengthening them. The Amarnath Yatra is not just a religious pilgrimage; it is a symbol of cultural unity and national faith. Ensuring its peaceful conduct is the responsibility of all—particularly those in public life.

Madam, your letter reads as a narrative crafted with selective empathy. While it is your democratic right to question authority, it is also your moral obligation to support the fight against terror in all its forms. The Kashmiri Pandit Conference ( KPC ) and all other nationalist force’s wishes to reaffirm that we stand firmly with the security forces, constitutional institutions, and the democratic will of the people to ensure that Jammu and Kashmir never again falls into the grip of bloodshed and extremism.

Madam, it is time all political voices aligned with national interest and stood unequivocally with those upholding the law, protecting innocent lives, and striving for lasting peace and justice. For victims like us, words of concern are not enough, we seek action, accountability, and a consistent national stand that prioritizes humanity over politics.

With great regards,
[ Kundan Kashmiri ]
President – Kashmiri Pandit Conference (KPC)Email:kundankashmiri@gmail.com
Mobile: 8802167955

1.Copy to Shri Manoj Sinha Sahab,Hournrable Lt Governor union territory of Jammu and for information and further necessary response.

Kundan Kashmiri ]
President – Kashmiri Pandit Conference (KPC)Email:kundankashmiri@gmail.com
Mobile: 8802167955