After attack on non-local workers in Ganderbal of Kashmir, there are reports on social media that the labourers are being asked by the local authorities to leave.
Former Chief Minister and PDP president Mehbooba Muft in a post on X (formerly Twitter) said that the administration was pressurizing the non-local workers to leave the Valley immediately which could cause problems.
She wrote, “After the barbaric attack at Sonamarg there are reports that the local admin is pressurising non local labourers to leave the valley immediately. While I understand their obvious sense of panic but asking them to leave in this manner is not a solution. Will only create more difficulties & sends a very bad message to the country. J&K recently witnessed peaceful terror free elections & this knee jerk reaction will only prove otherwise. Might also cause outrage against Kashmiris working & studying in other states. Request Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and LG Manoj Sinha ji to intervene & at least give them enough time”.
However, Ganderbal police have issued a clarification over the claims and stated that these were untrue.
The police in a statement said, “The recent post in the social media about non-local labourers being asked to leave is completely baseless. The J&K police is committed to maintain security and a sense of safety to all intending to earn their livelihood”.
