Uttarakhand: 18-year-old Kashmiri shawl seller assaulted near Dehradun

BJP's Jammu and Kashmir unit has also condemned the attack and called for strict action against the perpetrators.

"Strongly condemn the attack on Tabish Ahmad, an 18 year old Kashmiri shawl vendor who was brutally assaulted by a mob while selling shawls with his family in Vikas Nagar, #Uttarakhand," Shah, a spokesman of the BJP, said in a post on X, adding that Kashmiris are also citizens of India.

PDP leader Iltija Mufti also condemned the attack and said that this was a result of the BJP "mainstreaming" the fringe elements who "enjoy institutional impunity".