'Why such anger against Kashmiris celebrating Pak’s win?', asks Mehbooba Mufti defending Kashmiri students booked under UAPA

Pakistan's victory against India in T20 World Cup on Sunday was already a disturbing episode until Kashmiri students in Shrinagar colleges were seen cheering joy aloud for Pakistan. The Students have been booked under the UAPA (Unlawful Activities Prevention Act) and other relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code.

 

 

Two separate cases are registered in two separate incidents, one at the hostel of SKIMS hospital in Soura and another at the hostel in Government Medical College (GMC) in Karan Nagar, Srinagar. Students pursuing MBBS and other degrees residing in the hostel raised slogans, including azadi slogans and burst crackers while celebrating India’s loss to Pakistan. The FIR is still open and the accused are yet to be identified, reports said.

 

 

 

Meanwhile, PDP (People’s Democratic Party) chief Mehbooba Mufti questioned what was wrong in Kashmiris celebrating India’s loss to Pakistan after all. "Why such anger against Kashmiris for celebrating Pak’s win? Some are even chanting murderous slogans- desh ke gadaaron ko goli maaro/calling to shoot traitors. One hasnt forgotten how many celebrated by distributing sweets when J&K was dismembered & stripped of special status", she tweeted.

 

 

 

It is said that the students will also be barred from selection in government jobs. After India’s loss to Pakistan, videos went viral on social media where purported students in these colleges were found celebrating, cheering and dancing joyfully. Another video showed Kashmiri student singing the Pakistan national anthem on India’s loss.

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