Meghalaya governor's shocker: Boycott everything Kashmiri

February 19, 2019 15:33

Against the backdrop of the Pulwama terrorist attack that claimed lives of 40 CRPF personnel, Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy on Wednesday asked the people to boycott Kashmiri goods and also urged people not to visit Kashmir.

Roy tweeted, "An appeal from a retired colonel of the Indian Army: Dont visit Kashmir,dont go to Amarnath for the next 2 years. Dont buy articles from Kashmir emporia or Kashmiri tradesman who come every winter. Boycott everything Kashmiri." I am inclined to agree.

The shocking statement drew flak from former J-K CM Omar Abdullah, who tweeted, "These are the bigots driving Kashmir over the abyss. While you are at it Tathagata why dont you stop using our rivers to generate your electricity as well?

"People like Tathagata want Kashmir but without Kashmiris. Theyd sooner see us driven in to the sea. Hell be best placed to know he cant have one without the other so whats it to be?"

Senior journalist Shekhar Gupta tweeted, "Which Constitution did you take your oath of office to protect, Governor sir? The copy of Indian Constitution I have read says Kashmir is a part of India and all Kashmiris are our fellow citizens. Unless youve amended it lately...

Roy then responded tweeting, "Vociferously violent reactions from media and several others to my ECHOING OF a suggestion from a retired army colonel. A purely NON-VIOLENT REACTION to the killing of our soldiers by the hundreds and the driving out of 3.5 lakh Kashmiri Pandits."

Shiv Sena MLC and spokesperson Manisha Kayande had also appealed to all the "Indians and tour companies to boycott Kashmir tourism for two years''. She said boycotting tourism in Jammu and Kashmir, "where youth, women and children pelt stones on security forces", would hurt the economic resources of the northern state.

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