Expresses unequivocal support to GoI’s operations against terrorism
Jammu, May 03: Dr Ajay Chrungoo, Chairman of Panun Kashmir, called upon the Government of India (GoI) to take immediate and decisive action following the recent massacre of Hindus in Pahalgam. He urged the Centre to declare Pakistan a terrorist state and to formally recognise what he termed the “ongoing genocide” of Hindus in Kashmir.
Dr Chrungoo expressed unequivocal support for all operations undertaken by the GoI against Pakistan to punish and deter it from sponsoring terrorism on Indian soil. “The Pahalgam massacre has once again exposed the ideological roots of terrorist separatism in Jammu and Kashmir. It is not merely a security lapse but a consequence of flaws in the existing security doctrine,” he said.
Calling the attack an act of “Jihadi terrorism”, Dr Chrungoo described its aim as the destruction of Hindu demography in the region. He warned that failure to acknowledge this ideological war could obstruct a comprehensive response. “This is not a random act of violence but a continuation of the genocide that began with the ethnic cleansing of Kashmiri Pandits,” he asserted.
He also linked the violence in Kashmir to a wider pattern of anti-Hindu violence across India, from Manipur and West Bengal to Maharashtra, Gujarat and Kerala. “A genocidal attrition against Hindus is unfolding in various forms. The GoI must wake up to this grim reality before more damage is done,” he said
Quoting former Army Chief General Bipin Rawat’s concept of a “2.5 front war”, Dr Chrungoo criticised the government’s perceived lack of clarity in tackling the internal security threat posed by the “0.5 front” — a reference to ideological and subversive elements within the country. Panun Kashmir also condemned what it described as “funeral secularism”, a pattern of symbolic unity after attacks that fails to address the root cause of terrorism. “Hindus of Kashmir want genuine inter-community harmony, not symbolic gestures that insulate terrorist sanctuaries within society,” Dr Chrungoo added. He further criticised systemic policies that he claimed enable terrorism, including the denial of the Hindu genocide. “This denial emboldens terror support structures and prevents the nation from responding effectively,” he said. In a list of key demands, Panun Kashmir urged the GoI to—declare Pakistan a terrorist state immediately and to reorganise Jammu and Kashmir by creating a Union Territory of Panun Kashmir for the rehabilitation of displaced Hindus and by granting statehood to Jammu province. Dr Chrungoo concluded by stating that the Centre’s response would be judged on whether it acknowledges the reality of genocide and abandons policies that obscure it. Other speakers at the conference included Raj Nath Raina, P L Koul Budgami, P N Raina, Sunil Bhat, and Surinder Bhan.
