Mehbooba Mufti took oath as J&K chief minister even as across the Banihal Pass there’s little sign of celebration. The gap has unfortunately widened between Srinagar and Jammu and between the Valley and the rest of India. Four days ago, when India lost to the West Indies in the cricket T20 there were clashes between out-station students and locals in Srinagar’s NIT campus. The fact that two companies of CRPF have now been deployed at Srinagar NIT campus and there are reports of a “mild lathi charge” shows how easily matters can escalate in the present atmosphere.
(Picture courtesy: Bilal Bahadur)
Such public displays of celebrating when India loses a cricket match have taken place in the past but observers say this time Read More
