Why do contemporary observers and scholars describe the violent incidents during the partition of the country as a holocaust? Give any two reasons.
According to contemporary observers and scholars, violent incidents, during the partition were like holocaust which meant destruction or slaughter on a mass-scale. The Indians and the Pakistanis considered each other as enemies. There were attempts from both sides to wipe out the entire population. There were innumerable incidents of killing, rape, arson, and loot.
