On December 7, Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai stated in the Rajya Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) that the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has significantly improved, adding that "there has been a significant decline in militant incidents from 417 in 2018 to 229 in 2021”, reports ANI. He also stated that 180 terrorists were killed in J&K during encounters with Security Forces in 2022. "123 militancy-related incidents took place in J&K in 2022, killing 31 security forces personnel and 31 civilians," he added further. He also listed 14 people who belonged to minorities, including three Kashmiri Pandits, had been killed in J&K from January 2022 to November 30, 2022. The minister further stated that eight journalists from Srinagar-based local newspapers received threats via the Kashmir Fight blog, and four journalists belonging to the newspaper Rising Kashmir resigned.