WS/VP Desk
Ganderbal, Oct 22: The police in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district have rebutted claims that non-locals are being asked to leave Kashmir, labeling the reports as baseless.
Senior Superintendent of Police Wasim Qadir as per The Web Story/The Varmul Post stated that recent social media posts alleging that non-local laborers are being pressured to depart are entirely unfounded. He emphasized that the Jammu and Kashmir Police is committed to maintaining security and ensuring a sense of safety for everyone who intends to earn a livelihood in the region.
This response follows comments from former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti, who expressed concern in a post on X, stating, “After the barbaric attack at Sonamarg, there are reports that the local administration is pressuring non-local laborers to leave the valley immediately. While I understand their understandable sense of panic, asking them to leave in this manner is not a solution. It will only create more difficulties and sends a very bad message to the country. Jammu and Kashmir recently witnessed peaceful, terror-free elections, and this knee-jerk reaction will only prove otherwise. It might also incite outrage against Kashmiris working and studying in other states. I request Chief Minister @OmarAbdullah and LG @manojsinha_ to intervene and at least give them enough time.”
Notably, the reaction comes after the tragic killing of a doctor and six laborers when terrorists attacked a tunnel construction site on the Srinagar-Leh National Highway in Ganderbal district on Sunday.
