Punjab Shines a Light, Embraces Kashmiri Students Fleeing Right Wing Mobs
People in Punjab have come forward to help the Kashmiri students being hounded by the right wing Hindutva organizations in the neighbouring states of Uttarakhand and Haryana in the wake of the Pulwama attack that killed more than 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel.
They have not only come out offering boarding and lodging to the distressed students but have been co-ordinating with the administration for the safe passage of these students to their homes in Jammu and Kashmir, while sponsoring their transport.
The general sentiment in Punjab is against the passions being whipped up by the right wing targeting Kashmiris. The growing belief is that all this is being done keeping in mind the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls and divert attention from the real issues.…
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- Need to maintain harmony: Sikhs (Feb 22, 2019, The Tribune)
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/need-to-maintain-harmony-sikhs/732722.html - Indians offer home and hearth to Kashmiri students facing harassment after Pulwama attack (Feb 19, 2019, Sabrang India)
https://www.sabrangindia.in/article/indians-offer-home-and-hearth-kashmiri-students-facing-harassment-after-pulwama-attack - Good Samaritans ‘Khalsa Aid’ Come To Rescue Of Kashmir Students In The Aftermath Of Pulwama Attacks (Feb 19, 2019, India Times)
https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/good-samaritans-khalsa-aid-come-to-rescue-of-kashmir-students-in-the-aftermath-of-pulwama-attacks-362378.html - When Basant Rath ‘came to the rescue’ of Kashmiri students in Dehradun (Feb 19, 2019, Free Press Kashmir)
https://freepresskashmir.com/2019/02/19/when-basant-rath-came-to-the-rescue-of-kashmiri-students-in-dehradun/
