Srinagar: JKPDP Chief and Former CM Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday lashed out against an official order that suspended a forest guard for wearing a Pheran, stating that the guard was being reprimanded for resembling a shepherd.
She criticized the order as insensitive and arrogant, questioning the authorities whether shepherds are considered subhuman.
In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, she said: “Langate’s Divisional Forest officer has suspended Bashir Ahmed-a Forest guard for wearing a pheran. The subsequent order smacks of prejudice towards our traditions by deriding him for ‘looking like a shepherd’. Are shepherds sub human? Insensitive & arrogant. Hope local admin takes action immediately.”
Today, a forest guard in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district was suspended for wearing traditional Kashmiri attire during duty hours.
