On 19th January 1990, Kashmiri Hindus faced their darkest hour. The streets of the Valley echoed with slogans from mosque loudspeakers. Hindus were threatened with death or conversion.
The deceased Harbans Lal, aged 79 years, had an ongoing dispute with his Muslim neighbours over the cooking of meat and wanted to put fibre sheets on the wall to keep the smell of meat out.
MP Bob Blackman reaffirmed his backing for India and the Kashmiri Hindu community, and reminded them that it was Pakistan's attack on Kashmir that led to the former Maharaja acceding to India.