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editWhilst, some Pandit organisations such as Panun Kashmir etc. have accused Kashmiri Muslims of genocide and mass-rape, during the times of exodus[1], authors have labeled the claims as exaggerated[1].Scholars Mridu Rai[2] and A. Evans [3] have outright rejected the claims of genocide.
Some scholars have also accused the Indian state and Media of utilizing the experience of Pandits as a tool of propaganda.[4]In February 1993, a notable Indian magazine launched an investigation upon a list of 23 shrines provided by the-then ruling party and found that the claims of alleged desecration of scores of Hindu shrines in Kashmir, widely perpetuated by the Indian media and right-wing Hindu politicians, were false.[5][3]
Further, whilst significantly higher figures of death, in thousands, have been reported by certain Pandit-organisations, scholars have rejected the claims, instead choosing to roughly rely upon the official figures.[3]
References
- ^ a b Chatterji, Angana P.; Buluswar, Shashi; Kaur, Mallika (2016-11-04). Conflicted Democracies and Gendered Violence: Internal Conflict and Social Upheaval in India. Zubaan. ISBN 9789385932113.
- ^ Essa, Azad. "Kashmir: The Pandit question". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
- ^ a b c Evans, Alexander (1 March 2002). "A departure from history: Kashmiri Pandits, 1990-2001". Contemporary South Asia. 11 (1). Rouledge: 23–24. doi:10.1080/0958493022000000341. ISSN 0958-4935.
- ^ Bose, Sumantra (2009-06). Kashmir: Roots of Conflict, Paths to Peace. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674028555.
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