Kashmiri Pandits offer prayers at a replica of Kheer Bhawani temple on the occasion of the Mela Kheer Bhawani Mela in Jammu on Saturday. Twenty Pandits — young and old, men and women, and mostly living outside Jammu and Kashmir — came together to greet Muslims on Id in chaste Kashmiri. Several Muslims reciprocated on Mela Kheer Bhawani, one of the biggest Pandit festivals. These names are common among Muslims and Pandits, and Shah was apparently referring to Pandits who lived in his Chanpora locality. Kashmiri Muslims see the removal of Article 370 provisions as a first step towards changing the Muslim majority character of Jammu and Kashmir.

Source: The Telegraph May 31, 2020 21:00 UTC