'In Kashmir, we have to navigate the military conflict. In Indian cities, we now live with the fear of lynch mobs.' Opinion | Idris Hassan Bhat
The mob anger was vindicated by Indian politicians from the ruling establishment including the country's Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who spoke with a shrill nationalist rhetoric. While India's then Home Minister Rajnath Singh said they would choose the time and place to avenge the killings, Modi assured Indian soldiers stationed in Kashmir that they "have been given a free hand" since "the blood of the people is boiling".
Almost a decade ago, when I moved to New Delhi to pursue a masters degree in philosophy at India's prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University, I struggled to make a home for myself. Although real estate agents tried their best to negotiate an apartment for me and my friend, a fellow Kashmiri, many simply slammed their doors on us, and on one occasion we were asked to chant the favourite slogan of Hindu nationalist groups — Bharat Mata ki Jai, or Long Live Mother India.
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