"Our fight is against separatists and terrorists," says Finance Minister Arun Jaitley condemning attack on Kashmiris in Uttar Pradesh

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday slammed the members of a fringe group who targeted Kashmiri students in Uttar Pradesh, saying India's fight is against the separatists and terrorists, and not against the people of Kashmir.

Taking to Twitter, the Union Minister posted a message in which he expressed full support to the Kashmiris amid reports of attack on them in a few parts of the country.

"The attack on innocent Kashmiris is condemnable. Our fight is against the separatists and terrorists. We need the people of Jammu and Kashmir with us in the fight against terror," his post read.

In a shocking incident, two Kashmiri vendors in the state of Uttar Pradesh were brutally bashed up by members of fringe groups. The attack was captured on camera, and it showed how the two Kashmiris were being physically abused by the two saffron-clad members from a fringe group. Using sticks, the two Kashmiris were beaten and even forced to show their 'identity cards'.

The victims were rescued by the locals who urged to goons to 'not take the law in their own hands' and further called the police.

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National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah shared the video on social media and expressed his anger over the treatment meted to the Kashmiris. In a strong message, the former J&K CM demanded answers from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, as well as Home Minister Rajnath Singh.