J&K administration says no work from home order for Pandits in Kashmir; CM Abdullah says ‘a credible threat cannot be taken lightly’
Rakesh Handu, a Pandit social activist, said he was in touch with the six Pandit employees whose names and mobile numbers figured in the threat letter online and “were shifted to Jammu”
The J&K administration denied implementing work-from-home orders for Kashmiri Pandits working in the region, despite the community approaching the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the National Commission for Minorities (NCM). They requested an investigation into the leak of personal data of Prime Minister Package Employees, which was allegedly used to create a terror threat letter online.
J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah emphasized that a credible threat cannot be dismissed lightly. A Pandit social activist, Rakesh Handu, informed that six Pandit employees, whose names and mobile numbers were included in the threat letter, had been relocated to Jammu. Handu, on behalf of the PM Package employees, submitted a representation to the NHRC and NCM, expressing concern about the recurring circulation of such threat lists containing personal details and departments of the employees.
The activist highlighted that similar lists were published in 2022 and 2023, marking a pattern of targeted harassment. Handu demanded a FIR and a probe by the Cyber Cell of the police and the National Investigation Agency (NIA). The letter emphasized that when a religious minority serving the government is threatened and instructed not to display the national flag, it poses a significant challenge to human rights and minority rights in a democratic society.
J&K Divisional Commissioner Anshul Garg clarified that no work-from-home orders have been issued for the Pandit employees, stating that necessary security arrangements have been made to ensure the safety of employees, residents, and the general public before the Independence Day celebrations in Srinagar. Handu sought clarification from the J&K administration regarding the contradictory statements.
CM Abdullah noted that while militancy might be declared "finished," a credible threat must be addressed seriously, urging security authorities to take decisive action to identify and protect those responsible.
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