Exodus Day

19 January is marked as an important date in the history of the exodus which spanned a number of months as on that day in 1990, a number of mosques in Srinagar, through loudspeakers, told Indians to leave.[2] This triggered the Gawkadal massacre, which caused the situation to escalate, eventually leading to more deaths, and the exodus of Hindus from the valley.[2][3]

Kashmiri Hindu groups such as Panun Kashmir observe the day, in 2021 there were protests outside the United Nations Military Observers Group office.[1] A 2021 motion in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, initiated by Bob Blackman and signed by Virendra Sharma, to mark the day reads:[4]

That this House commemorates with deep sadness and disappointment, the 31st anniversary of the attack in January 1990 by cross-border Islamic militants on the population of Jammu and Kashmir; expresses its condolences to the families and friends of all those who were killed, raped and injured in this massacre; condemns the desecration of the holiest sites in Jammu and Kashmir... Kashmiris who fled persecution have still not seen justice for the atrocities committed against them; [the House] commends the resilience and courage shown by the members of Kashmiri Pandit community who survived this gruesome ethnic genocide and who did not resort to taking up arms but instead pursued education and aspiration; deplores those sponsoring such cross-border terrorist attacks and demands that such attacks cease immediately

There are a number of unanswered questions and unfinished demands surrounding the event.[3][5][6]