Nehru never gave the Kashmiris a chance to express themselves through the franchise set up for them under article 370, though at all forums he kept on shouting out that the Kashmiris need to decide for themselves if they want to be a part of India or not.
On 4th January 1990, Srinagar based newspaper Aftab published a warning that if the Kashmiri Pandits din’t vacate their homes and leave the valley immediately, they would be converted to Islam or would be subjected to the barbaric Sharia law.