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Early Times Report
Jammu, May 20: Within days National Conference president and former Chief Minister Dr. Farooq Abdullah argued that the movie "The Kashmir Files" has fuelled violence in Kashmir Valley, Omar Abdullah observed that targeted killings were started much before the release of the movie. Interacting with media persons after conducting an extensive tour of the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri, Omar Abdullah said that targeted killings were started much before the release of the movie.
He pointed toward the killing of top chemist Makhan Lal Bindroo, a Kashmiri Pandit who was living in the Valley with his wife and son even though his community fled the region after the eruption of terrorism in Kashmir, in October 2021. Omar Abdullah also pointed toward the targeted killing of Akash Mehra, son of the owner of the famous Krishna Dhaba of Srinagar.
The son of the owner of popular eatery Krishna Dhaba, who was shot at by terrorists on February 17, 2021 died at a hospital in Srinagar on February 28, 2021. He was shot at by terrorists from a close range and critically wounded, the police had said.
The Muslim Janbaz Force, a terror outfit that was active in the early 1990s, had claimed responsibility for the attack.
Omar, however, said that “The Kashmir Files” has not created an atmosphere for the return of Kashmiri Pandits in Kashmir Valley.
Notable, Dr. Farooq Abdullah on Monday argued that the movie "The Kashmir Files" has fuelled violence in Kashmir Valley.
The former Union Minister observed that this movie has created hatred among different sections of society.
Dr. Farooq once again demanded a ban on the film “The Kashmir Files”. “We have met Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to raise the issue of the law-and-order situation in Jammu and Kashmir. During the meeting, I told him that the film 'The Kashmir Files' has given birth to hatred in the country. Such things (films) should be banned. It should be banned”, the former Chief Minister told media persons on May 16. |
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