Farooq Abdullah, the former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, demanded that the Vivek Agnihotri-directed film ‘The Kashmir Files’ be banned, claiming that it has instilled “hatred in the country,” news agency ANI reported. He also branded the film “baseless,” claiming that the incidents depicted in it were all made up. The comments came a day after leaders of the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration, including Abdullah and PDP head Mehbooba Mufti, met with Jammu and Kashmir’s LG Manoj Sinha to discuss recent violent occurrences in the Valley. Speaking to…
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#KashmirFiles: Mehbooba Mufti slams BJP over Rahul Bhat’s killing
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti accused the BJP of ‘creating Hindu-Muslim issue to divert attention from other issues’. Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday launched an all out attack on the BJP over the Gyanvapi Mosque row, alleging that the saffron party was after the mosques. She also blamed ‘The Kashmir Files’ movie for the killing of Kashmiri Pandit employee Rahul Bhat. “ They are after all our mosques. Give us a list of all mosques you are eyeing… They are after Gyanvapi…
Read MoreLeave Or Face Death: Lashkar-e-Islam threatens Kashmiri Pandits in Jammu & Kashmir
This comes only days after Rahul Bhat, a Kashmiri Pandit government employee, was gunned down by terrorists inside the Tehsil office in Chadoora town in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday Terrorist group Lashkar-e-Islam on Sunday issued a threat to Kashmiri Pandits residing at the Hawal Transit accommodation in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, reported India Today. “All migrants and RSS agents leave or face death. No space for Kashmiri Pandits who want another Israel in Kashmir to kill Kashmiri Muslims. Double/triple your security, be ready for…
Read MoreWill there be an end to targeted killings in Kashmir?
By Majeed Ahmad Killing of Rahul Bhat, a government employee at Chadoora Tehsil Office in Budgam in Jammu and Kashmir by terrorists on Thursday, has once again brought to the fore a chilling reminder of the incidents of 1989 and 1990 when Kashmiri Pandits were selectively targeted and forced to leave the Valley. According to highly placed sources much like its perfidious acts of late 1989 and early 1990, Pakistani spy agency ISI has started preparing ‘hit-lists’ of members of minority community who would be murdered to create tension in…
Read MoreBJP Councillor Narottam Sharma moves resolution for removal of Illegal loudspeakers
Amid controversy over loudspeakers on religious institutions across the country, a councilor of the Jammu Municipal Corporation (MC) is planning to move a resolution against the noise pollution caused by loudspeakers. Narotam Sharma, Councillor, Ward No. 3, has drafted a resolution and is planning to move it in the MC House. “It is a lawful and moral duty of the House to prevent all kinds of pollution, including the noise pollution. Scientific research has proved that noise pollution is responsible for several kinds of health problems, including stress, sleep disorder…
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