Srinagar, Sept. 8 -- The controversy over the alleged defacing of the national emblem at the revered Hazratbal shrine refuses to die down, with the ruling National Conference today demanding a police probe into the "misuse" of the emblem, terming it a "serious violation" punishable under law. NC chief spokesman and MLA Tanvir Sadiq also termed the registration of an FIR and purported detentions in connection with the Hazaratbal controversy as a "completely wrong" step, urging authorities to handle the matter with sensitivity rather than intimidation.
"We have already condemned the violence in Hazaratbal Dargah. Violence is no one's answer; issues can be resolved in a better way," Sadiq told reporters in Srinagar on the sidelines of a funct...