Pulwama Terrorist Attack: MHA Issues Advisory For Safety of Kashmiri People Living in Other States
The advisory followed by an alleged assault of Kashmiri students by members of Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad in Dehradun.
New Delhi, February 16: The Ministry of Home Affairs on Saturday issued an advisory to all states and union territories to ensure the safety and security of students and others from Jammu and Kashmir against harassment. The advisory followed by an alleged assault of Kashmiri students by members of Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad in Dehradun in the wake of a terrorist attack in Pulwama which claimed lives of 40 CRPF jawans on February 14.
"There have been some reports of students and other residents of Jammu and Kashmir are experiencing threats and intimidation in light of the Pulwama attack. Therefore, MHA today issued an advisory to all states and union territories to take necessary measures to ensure their safety and security," read a statement by the ministry. Earlier today, the Dehradun police assured its Jammu and Kashmir counterpart of taking all necessary measures for the safety and security of Kashmiri students studying there. Pulwama Terror Attack: JeM Terrorist Used 80 Kg RDX, Blast Tossed a Body 80 Metres Away.
Some Kashmiri youths studying in the Uttarakhand capital have alleged that they were harassed and have been asked by their landlords to vacate accommodations fearing attacks on their properties in the aftermath of the deadliest attack on security forces in Kashmir. Two CRPF jawans from Uttarakhand were among the 40 personnel killed in Pulwama. All Party Meeting in Parliament 'Strongly Condemns' Terror Act in Pulwama, Pays Tribute to 40 Martyred CRPF Jawans.
On Friday, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah Friday asked Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to direct all state governments to ensure the safety of Kashmiri people living in other states could be soft targets in a surcharged atmosphere. “My earnest appeal to @rajnathsingh ji to please issue directions to all state governments to take special care in areas/colleges/institutions where Kashmiris are residing/studying. They are soft targets in a surcharged atmosphere,” he tweeted.
Omar also asked people to unite against terror and maintain peace.
“Kashmiris/Muslims in Jammu didn’t attack our CRPF jawans yesterday (Thursday), terrorists did. This violence is a convenient tool by some to shift the blame. Let’s unite against terror, let’s not allow terror to divide us,” Abdullah said.
40 personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were killed when a terrorist of Pakistan-based outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a bus they were travelling in, in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama’s district.
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