{"id":194056,"date":"2026-02-04T10:39:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T05:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=194056"},"modified":"2026-02-04T10:39:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T05:39:29","slug":"issue-of-targeting-kashmiri-shawl-sellers-inside-india-raised-in-rajya-sabha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/02\/04\/issue-of-targeting-kashmiri-shawl-sellers-inside-india-raised-in-rajya-sabha.html","title":{"rendered":"Issue of targeting Kashmiri shawl sellers inside India raised in Rajya Sabha"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-194060\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/02\/11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"277\" height=\"149\" \/><\/p>\n<p>New Delhi: Member of India\u2019s upper house of parliament, Rajya Sabha, Sajad Kitchloo has raised alarm over the harassment of Kashmiri shawl sellers inside India.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, Kitchloo while raising the issue at the floor of the house cited repeated reports of hostility towards Kashmiri shawl sellers. He deplored that the Kashmiris are living in fear while working inside India. He demanded basic security for people from occupied Jammu and Kashmir.<\/p>\n<p>Kitchloo said journalists critical of the authorities\u2019 policies are facing harassment, and religious clerics are being profiled. He warned that ignoring the issues being faced by the Kashmiri people would have serious consequences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi: Member of India\u2019s upper house of parliament, Rajya Sabha, Sajad Kitchloo has raised alarm over the harassment of Kashmiri shawl sellers inside India. According to Kashmir Media Service, Kitchloo while raising the issue at the floor of the house cited repeated reports of hostility towards Kashmiri shawl sellers. 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