The Rajouri terror incident exposes the lie that everything is normal in Kashmir. However, much the government tries it is not easy to restore normalcy in the State with the porous border that we have with Pakistan. Other than the terror incidents instigated from across the border, we have the targeted killings of Hindus and Pandits that are a matter of concern.
The Pandits who had moved back to Kashmir are wanting to flee which the State government is desperately trying to stop since it contradicts their official line that the Pandits are coming back and are living normally in the State. Some of the Pandits have moved from the Valley to Jammu fearing attacks and have asked that their jobs be given to them in Jammu which the government is refusing.
In all this the State government recently had a festival to promote tourism to the State for which they had lit up the surrounding areas around Dal Lake. This when with the onset of winter the people of the Valley have 12 hour power cuts and low voltage problems. Thus the Kashmir administration is pursuing the false narrative that everything is normal and in that process depriving the local people of essential necessities like electricity.
