Nefarious : NC, PDP React to Removal of Sheikh Abdullah s Image from J&K Police Medal thewire.in - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thewire.in Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Sheikh Abdullah embossed on police medals replaced with National Emblem greaterkashmir.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from greaterkashmir.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Sheikh Abdullah has been the symbol of Kashmir's accession to the Union of India and is credited with driving tribal raiders out with the help of his volunteers who fought Pakistani raiders and foiled their attempt to capture Kashmir in 1947.
Other politicians of Jammu and Kashmir have also lashed out at the BJP-led central government on its decision to remove the image and name of Sheikh Abdullah from police medals and other institutions.
On Monday, the J&K administration ordered replacement of 'Sher-i-Kashmir (Sheikh Mohd Abdullah)' on police medal for Gallantry and meritorious service. The authorities have asked the National Emblem of India to be embossed on the medal.