‘Returned with hope…’: After threats, Kashmiri Pandit staffers write to Amit Shah

A letter penned by Kashmiri Pandit employees working in the Valley has been addressed to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, expressing their concerns over threats and intimidation faced by the community. These employees, recruited under the Prime Minister's rehabilitation program, believe that the process of their social rehabilitation and acceptance has not advanced as hoped, and the uncertainty surrounding them hinders their attempts to rebuild their lives.

Over the past two months, multiple threat letters have been received by the community, particularly targeting migrant Kashmiri Pandis working in the Valley. Some letters have even included addresses and phone numbers of the recipients. In response to these threats, the employees have demanded a comprehensive investigation into the letters, the identification and punishment of those responsible, and a thorough security audit of the community and its settlements.

The letter highlights the uncertainty plaguing the community's efforts to rebuild their lives since 2016 and emphasizes the need for a thorough security review of employees and their settlements. It urges the Home Minister to closely monitor any patterns of targeted intimidation and ensure the protection of employees and their families.

The employees also call for strengthening intelligence gathering and preventive security measures around PM Package employees, their families, and residential colonies. They urge the Home Minister to take the recent threatening letters "with utmost seriousness" and assert that their legitimate property rights and grievances must be transparent and legally sound.