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What would protect migrant workers in Kashmir
NDTV··2 Aug
Two migrant labourers killed in Kulgam and 3,000 detentions for questioning follow a familiar cycle of attack, manhunt and anxiety among non local workers. Previous exoduses left projects stalled and farmers short of labour. What sustained security arrangement at worksites and transit points would let migrant workers stay without repeating the leave after every attack pattern?
Prism
What It Means For You
- Migrant workers from other states employed in Jammu and Kashmir should follow security advisories as forces conduct search operations in Kulgam district.
- Families of labourers working in Kashmir valley construction and agriculture sites face renewed anxiety after targeted killings of non local workers.
- Residents of Kulgam district may experience extended security checks while the manhunt and cordon operations continue in the area.
What's Happening
- Security forces launched a massive operation in Jammu and Kashmir to hunt terrorists who killed two migrant labourers in Kulgam district.
- About 3,000 people have been detained for questioning as part of the search effort following the August 1 killings.
- The attack targeted non local workers, reviving concerns about migrant labourer safety in the Kashmir valley.
Three Thousand Detained In Kulgam Search
- Migrant workers from states like Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal form a large share of Kashmir's construction and agriculture workforce.
- Previous attacks on non local labourers have triggered temporary exoduses from the valley, disrupting local projects and livelihoods.
- Large scale detentions for questioning are a recurring feature of security operations after terror attacks in Kashmir districts.
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