Centre asks states not to harass Kashmiris by Vishwa Mohan

In order to protect Kashmiris from being unnecessary harassed and faced humiliation, the Centre – on advice of the group of interlocutors on J&K – has issued an advisory to all States/UTs (except J&K) to exercise utmost sensitivity while making inquiries about residents of J&K living in different parts of the country.

"It has also asked the States to issue appropriate instructions to all police stations that they should not be singled out unnecessarily for police reporting merely on grounds of their being original Kashmiri residents", said the home ministry.

The group of interlocutors, during their visit to J&K, have received representations from the common man and various stakeholders that Kashmiri boys and girls are singled out by the police in the states outside J&K for asking them to report to the police stations merely on account of the fact that they are Kashmiri boys and girls.

The home ministry in its advisory said: " This kind of treatment affects the sensibility of the residents of J&K and experience a sense of humiliation leading to feeling of alienation/injustice. The Indian constitution and the law of the Land does not permit discrimination on account of race religion caste and creed".