Attacks on Kashmiris in different parts of the country will hamper the integration process
VISHWA HINDU DAL activists Bajrang Sonkar, Amar Mishra and Ambuj Nigam have been accused of attacking two Kashmiri traders in Lucknow on March 6. Sonkar, the main accused, is a history-sheeter. The Lucknow police arrested them after a video of them thrashing traders Afzal Nayak and Abdul Salam Nayak went viral and evoked widespread condemnation.
In the video, Sonkar and Mishra, wearing saffron kurtas, were seen hurling abuses at the Kashmiris and hitting one of them with a stick. But, what happened in Lucknow was not a standalone incident. It was one among many attacks on Kashmiris by right-wing mobs after the Pulwama terror strike on Valentine’s Day.
On February 22, the Supreme Court directed ten states to take “prompt action” to prevent social boycott of Kashmiris. But, many believe that the attacks have intensified the feeling of alienation and victimhood among the Kashmiri youth.
On March 9, while addressing a rally in Kanpur, Prime Minister Narendra Modi described Dal members as “crazed people” and urged state governments to take strict action against people who target “our Kashmiri brothers”.
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