The National Conference (NC) on January 27 took strong exception to the dropping of words ‘Sher-e-Kashmir’, an epithet used for the party founder Sheikh Abdullah, from the nomenclature of Jammu and Kashmir police medals. “It is a calibrated effort to trim every single symbol of J-K’s political individuality. He said the step should be seen as yet another glaring attempt “aimed at distorting J-K’s history”“His (Abdullah’s) persona is above petty recognitions, and awards. He claimed the present ruling dispensation “still fears a leader, who has physically left the world three decades back”. NC spokesman Imran Nani Far also criticised BJP leader Nirmal Singh’s reported remarks against Sheikh Abdullah.

Source: The Hindu January 27, 2020 12:33 UTC