Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti expressed concern over the attack on the Kashmiri Students in Haryana yesterday, she took to Twitter within few hours and said that she was shocked to listen about the attack on the Kashmiri students in the Haryana Central University at Mahendargarh. She urged the authorities to initiate a probe at the earliest.
Shocked & disturbed to hear reports of Kashmiri students being assaulted in Mahendargarh, Haryana. I urge the authorities to investigate & take strict action. @mlkhattar
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) February 2, 2018
Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Abdullah also tweeted on this issue and tagged Prime Minister Modi to his comment. He said that the incident goes against the spirit of what PM Modi has been sharing from the ramparts of Red Fort. He expressed hope that the authorities will take swift action in this case and take proper measures to make sure that such kind of incidents does not happen in future.
Students from our premier Agriculture University are detained & one is arrested. It seems one of their fellow passengers didn’t like traveling with a group of Kashmiris. https://t.co/2IkZIkxJXN
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) February 3, 2018
Some of the Kashmiri students were returning to the campus after offering congregational prayers at a mosque on Friday afternoon. They were attacked by a group of students and beaten black and blue. The cause of the attack or the reason behind it was not yet known. DGP of Jammu and Kashmir has been interacting with the Haryana counterpart and requested to ensure the safety of Kashmiri youth in their state.
