The Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) in a recent fact-finding report highlighted the growing incidents of communal violence, displacement, and exclusion faced by Muslim residents of Uttarakhand. The APCR is a non-profit civil rights organisation established in 2006. During the release of the report, former Delhi Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung questioned the intent behind demolitions and targeted attacks, and stressed on police and government accountability. Shadab Alam, an activist from Uttarakhand, pointed out the “misplaced” State priorities. “Instead of addressing issues of unemployment, and migration, the government is fixated on religious polarisation,” he said.