Woman bullies Kashmiri shawl sellers, video goes viral on X

A woman claiming to be a panchayat official was caught on camera warning two shawl sellers from Kashmir not to trade their wares in Himachal Pradesh.

The 2.46-minute video that surfaced on social media showed the woman telling the two Kashmiris not to come to the village and asking them to say “Jai Shri Ram” to prove they were “Hindustani”.

National convener of the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association Nasir Khuehami share the video on X today and claimed that it was shot in a village of Hamirpur district.

“No one will purchase their products, buy from our Hindu people,” the woman is seen telling others in the video. “Don’t come in my area,” she told the shawl sellers.

Later in the post, Khuehami said that the Chief Minister’s Office had assured action against anyone found intimidating Kashmiris.

However, Chief Minister’s Media Adviser Naresh Chauhan said that there was no such complaint. The matter would be looked into if any complaint was received, he added.