Mystery posters threaten Hindus, Sikhs in Poonch, Jammu; Police investigate

Mystery posters threaten Hindus, Sikhs in Poonch, Jammu; Police investigate

Posters warning Hindus and Sikhs to leave their homes were found pasted in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district. Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Saturday recovered posters pasted on some houses, warning Hindus and Sikhs to leave their homes or else they would face consequences. At 6 pm, locals discovered three posters pasted on the walls of houses in Degwar Maldiyalan village in Poonch district. The posters, written in Urdu, read, “All Hindus and Sikhs should leave this area as soon as possible. Otherwise, you…

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Sajad Lone opposes minority status for Hindus, Sikhs

BJP members protest; minister for Muslims joining mainstream Saying there is a “need to merge Muslims of Kashmir into the mainstream of India”, Minister for Social Welfare, ARI & Trainings and Science & Technology Sajad Gani Lone today said there was no need to establish a minority commission in the state. “They need incentives and a healing touch as they have suffered a lot,” the minister said in the Legislative Council while responding to queries of BJP legislators during Question Hour on setting up a minority commission and minority status…

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