SRINAGAR, Oct. 21 -- The horticulture sector in Kashmir is facing tremendous stress. The harvest has been unduly delayed due to the prevailing uncertain situation and the prolonged shutdown. And now the killings of three outside persons associated with the trade has threatened to further disrupt the sector. It could rip apart the engagement between Kashmiri orchardists and the outside businessmen which enables the trade. For now nobody is certain who killed the driver, trader and a labourer from outside. Government has blamed militants for them and militants, on their part, have not accepted the responsibility. The continuing internet blockade has made it difficult for the clarity to emerge.
Also, this is not the first time for the killing...