IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 344 
Expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of the Republic of 
India and the State Government of Jammu and Kashmir should take 
immediate steps to remedy the situation of the Kashmiri Pandits and 
should act to ensure the physical, political, and economic security of 
this embattled community. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 15, 2006 
Mr. PALLONE (for himself and Mr. CROWLEY) submitted the following concur-
rent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International Re-
lations 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of 
the Republic of India and the State Government of 
Jammu and Kashmir should take immediate steps to 
remedy the situation of the Kashmiri Pandits and should 
act to ensure the physical, political, and economic secu-
rity of this embattled community. 
Whereas the Pandits constitute the Hindu minority that has 
lived in Kashmir for over 5,000 years; 
Whereas the population of Pandits in Kashmir has dwindled 
from 400,000 in 1989 to about 8,000 today, with others 
having fled to refugee camps in Jammu or dispersed in 
northern India;
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Whereas the Pandits have been under constant threat from 
Islamic militants operating in Kashmir and crossing the 
Line of Control from Pakistan into Kashmir; 
Whereas the Kashmiri Pandit community has been targeted 
by Islamic militants who are promoting an agenda of eth-
nic cleansing; 
Whereas since military and terrorist infiltration and ethnic 
cleansing campaigns began in 1990, Pandits have been 
forced to flee Kashmir for their own safety; 
Whereas hundreds of civilians and officials from the Pandit 
community, a sizeable number considering their small 
population, have been killed and innocent lives continue 
to be subject to insecurity and uncertainty with an ongo-
ing danger for unprovoked attacks; 
Whereas almost two decades later, the conditions for Pandits 
stay unchanged and the situation in Kashmir remains 
volatile; 
Whereas the Government of India and the State Government 
of Jammu and Kashmir must discuss practical solutions 
in order to improve the situation for Pandits in Kashmir 
today and create the necessary conditions under which 
Pandits may begin to return to their rightful land; 
Whereas the Government of India and the State Government 
of Jammu and Kashmir must engage in comprehensive 
dialogue with the Kashmiri Pandits both residing in 
Kashmir, as well as in refugee camps, to address their se-
curity concerns as well as their economic and political 
concerns; and 
Whereas in the interest of humanity and stability in the 
South Asia region and throughout the world, the United 
States and the international community must recognize
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the plight of the Pandit community and urge India to 
take immediate steps to restore peace to the Pandits: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That— 
(1) Congress condemns the human rights viola-
tions committed against Kashmiri Pandits in the 
strongest terms; 
(2) it is the sense of Congress that the Govern-
ment of the Republic of India and the State Govern-
ment of Jammu and Kashmir should take immediate 
steps to remedy the situation of the Kashmiri 
Pandits and should act to ensure the physical, polit-
ical, and economic security of this embattled commu-
nity; and 
(3) Congress supports mutual discussions be-
tween the Government of India and the State Gov-
ernment of Jammu and Kashmir to achieve a peace-
ful and equitable solution to the Kashmiri conflict 
that is acceptable to the Kashmiri Pandits while en-
suring that they are a part of the ongoing dialogue. 
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