Amarnath pilgrims

The first batch comprising around 3,300 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in 159 escorted vehicles for the Baltal and Pahalgam base camps in the Kashmir Valley.

It’s a deliberate attempt to send a wrong message that Article 370 has triggered a massive conflict. But, brutal killing of non-Kashmiri labourers is not a new phenomenon in the valley. If we go back to history, nearly 100 non-Kashmiris…