Tensions flared in a Jammu locality on Wednesday after a Right-wing group allegedly tried to impose restrictions on shopkeepers selling meat. The incident reflects how the growing political divide in Jammu and Kashmir is percolating to the grassroots. Several Muslim politicians from Pir Panjal and the Chenab Valley have fiercely opposed the call for the creation of a Jammu state, suggesting the divisions within. “A fervent, humble appeal to all leaders from Kashmir Valley to Chenab Valley to voice their support for statehood to the Greater Kashmir, Kashmiri-speaking area. Kashmiris, on the other hand, are the biggest ethnic group in the Chenab Valley.

Source: The Telegraph January 22, 2026 06:28 UTC