Srinagar, Jan. 2 -- The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) has sought intervention of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to look into the harassment, intimidation, and violence faced by Kashmiri shawl sellers and students across India, particularly in Himachal, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Delhi and Maharashtra.

In its letter to the NHRC chairperson justice V Ramasubramanian, the association highlighted that over the past ten days alone, more than a dozen incidents targeting Kashmiri traders and students have been reported, reflecting a dangerous and persistent pattern rather than isolated occurrences. Shawl sellers, many of whom have been conducting their trade peacefully for 20 to 30 years, have been threatened, physically ass...