Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Srinagar rally on Saturday invoked the once famed cricket bat manufacturing industry of Kashmir with possibly no clue about the “plight” of these manufacturers. Besides showering praise on cricketer Parvez Rasool and advocating hosting international matches in Kashmir, Modi said: “Sachin, Sehwag or Dhoni, whoever hit a six, they did it with a willow from Kashmir.” However for the bat manufacturers, the Prime Minister’s admiration meant little. For them last five years have been the most tumultuous and there seems to be no end…
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