Sudhir Kumar / New Delhi
The Centre has asked all states to ensure the security of people belonging to Jammu and Kashmir. The Union Home Ministry in an advisory to all states following a directive of the Supreme Court, which took up a petition in this regard, said ” the state governments and Union Territory administrations and the nodal officers appointed by them are once again advised to take all necessary steps to prevent any act of assault, threat, intimidation, social boycott etc against Kashmiris, including students, as well as minorities”.
MHA sources said, an advisory was issued on February 16 to all state governments and Union Territory administrations to take necessary steps to ensure safety and security of the persons belonging to Jammu and Kashmir.
The home ministry also said the central government is concerned at the reports of incidents of assaults and harassment against residents of Jammu and Kashmir, especially students in some parts of the country, in the aftermath of the Pulwama terror attack, which killed 40 CRPF jawans on February 14.