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No Kashmiri Pandit Left Kashmir Valley After Abrogation Of Article 370, Says Centre In Parliament

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The central government today told parliament that no Kashmiri Pandit has migrated from the Valley since August 5, 2019, when Article 370 was abrogated and Jammu and Kashmir was turned into an Union Territory. This information comes in the wake of a series of attacks on people from the Hindu and Sikh minority communities in the Union Territory in the last few months.

Responding to a question by Congress leader Digvijay Singh, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai told Rajya Sabha: โ€œAs per record, no Kashmiri Pandit reportedly migrated from Kashmir during said period (August 5, 2019 to July 9, 2022).โ€

The minister further informed that โ€œfive Kashmiri Pandits and 16 others belonging to Hindu or Sikh communities were among the civilians killed during the period,โ€ but added that overall data suggests thereโ€™s a decline in terror attacks.

Even as people from minority community, especially Kashmiri Pandits, face targeted killings in valley, leading to protests over their safety, the government in parliament today said  thereโ€™s been โ€œsubstantial decline in attacks, from 417 in 2018 to 229 in 2021โ€.

โ€œThe Government has a policy of zero tolerance (against terrorism), and the security situation has improved significantly in Jammu and Kashmir,โ€ Mr Rai said.

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โ€˜Hasta La Vista, Babyโ€™: Boris Johnson In His Last Address As Prime Minister

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โ€œWeโ€™ve helped, Iโ€™ve helped, get this country through a pandemic and help save another country from barbarism. And frankly, thatโ€™s enough to be going on. Mission largely accomplished,โ€ Mr.Boris Johnson said.

London: Boris Johnson on Wednesday, during his last address as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom said, โ€œHasta La Vista Babyโ€ which means see you later in Spanish.

Mr. Johnson received a round of applause from members of his Conservative Party after he finished addressing parliament at his last appearance during Prime Ministerโ€™s Questions.

โ€œWeโ€™ve helped, Iโ€™ve helped, get this country through a pandemic and help save another country from barbarism. And frankly, thatโ€™s enough to be going on. Mission largely accomplished,โ€ Mr.Boris Johnson said.

โ€œStay close to the Americans, stick up for the Ukrainians, stick up for freedom and democracy everywhere. Cut taxes and deregulate wherever you can to make this the greatest place to live and invest, which it is,โ€ he said.

โ€œFocus on the road ahead, but always remember to check the rear view mirror and remember above all itโ€™s not Twitter that counts,โ€ he added.

Crediting the people for electing him he said, โ€œItโ€™s the people that sent us here, and yes the last few years have been the greatest privilege of my life and itโ€™s true that I helped to get the biggest Tory majority for 40 years and a huge realignment in UK politics.

He concluded his address by saying โ€œI want to thank everybody here. And hasta la vista, baby.โ€

Former UK Chancellor, Rishi Sunak of the Conservative party is likely to succeed Johnson on the top constitutional post.

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