Overview
- Rahul Gandhi wrote to JKSA convenor Nasir Khuehami expressing concern over recent reports of assaults and harassment of Kashmiris outside the Union Territory.
- In the letter, he attributed responsibility to forces he says are backed by the ruling dispensation and warned that a 'politics of hate' is tearing the social fabric.
- He pledged that the Congress party will oppose hate and uphold constitutional rights while offering solidarity to affected families.
- JKSA says cases involving students and seasonal traders have been reported in states including Uttarakhand, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh in recent months.
- Khuehami said he met Gandhi, thanked him for the support, and pressed for protection so that Kashmiris do not live in fear or feel like strangers in their own country.