There is disquiet in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district as many youths in the town are adamant on installing a “martyrs’ memorial board” at “martyrs’ graveyard” in one of the busiest town squares to glorify militants killed by security forces. The demand for a memorial was raised after a local militant, Umais Ahmad Sheikh, was killed in a gunfight in Bandipora district in north Kashmir. The demand intensified following an encounter at Gusso village in the district, in which two militants, including a local, were killed. The Auqaf Committee and the…
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