NB: It is disgraceful that innocent students should pay a price for terrorist actions of others. Is there any evidence that Kashmiri Muslim students in cities and campuses outside the Kashmir Valley are responsible for the crimes of others? Is not security in Kashmir the responsibility of the Central Government? Upon whose shoulders should rest the responsibility for the terrorist attack in Pahalgam? The government talks of Indian unity, but allows such communal behavior – a pattern seen after the Pulwama attack as well. All civic minded Indian citizens of whatever faith and political persuasion should raise their voice against this brutal unfairness and injustice. DS
The Pahalgam terror attack has sparked a wave of anxiety across India. Student organisations are tracking distress calls and urging the government to ensure the safety of students.
Sagrika Kissu & Shubhangi Misra
New Delhi: It was 2 pm when 20-year-old Imran’s phone buzzed with a video that changed the course of his day. A BSc paramedical student at a university in Dehradun, he saw a member of the Hindu Raksha Dal warning Kashmiri Muslim students to leave campus before 10 am on Thursday morning.
Shocked, Imran immediately gathered Kashmiri students in his hostel room, contacted the college CEO, and requested a cab to the airport. He is currently waiting at Dehradun Airport for his flight back to Kashmir. “Our CEO also advised us to leave for now, saying the situation might worsen. Once things return to normal, we can come back,” Imran, a resident of Kupwara in Kashmir, told ThePrint.
Threatening calls to leave the state, scuffles among students, and landlords asking Kashmiri Muslims to vacate—such scenes are unfolding across states in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack that claimed the lives of 28 tourists in Kashmir. The family members of the victims have claimed that the terrorists checked the religion of the deceased before shooting them. The incident took place at Baisaran valley, also known as mini-Switzerland, a well-known tourist destination, in Pahalgam.
The attack has sparked a wave of anxiety across India. Worried Kashmiri parents are urging their children to return home. Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir student organisations have launched helpline numbers. They are tracking distress calls and urging the government to intervene and ensure the safety of these students. Delhi’s J&K Resident Commission has also shared helpline numbers for students in various states. Social media is flooded with Reels asking people to stop visiting Kashmir….
Source: The Print
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++
J&K terror’s old ghost: Pahalgam attack during high-profile US visit
A comedian told a joke about a politician. Now he’s under police investigation
After the truth-shower 