SRINAGAR: As political events in Kashmir proceed to boost considerations over “demographic change” and the opening of liquor retailers within the Valley, lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday slammed such feedback, asserting that these narratives echoed these of terrorist teams like The Resistance Entrance (TRF).“Some individuals are giving irresponsible statements that company are spoiling the tradition of J&Okay. They’re stating there’s a demographic invasion, and that alcoholism is spreading,” Sinha stated.“It is a narrative just like that of terror outfit TRF. I enchantment to these making such statements to cease peddling such a story. We now have already misplaced many harmless lives as a consequence of comparable statements prior to now,” Sinha stated after inaugurating an exhibition and public outreach initiative in Srinagar.Sinha issued a warning to “divisive components” to cease spreading what he termed “faux and harmful narratives” that threaten peace and concord.Valley-based events, together with NC and PDP, whereas rejecting the J&Okay Grant of Domicile Certificates (Process) Guidelines 2020, have alleged these had been aimed toward altering the demography of Kashmir.Earlier this yr, Srinagar MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi of NC had known as tourism in Kashmir a “cultural invasion”. PDP legislator Waheed Parra had additionally claimed that “fears of demographic change in Kashmir are actual”.