Breaking News! Just three days after he was beaten up at a Chandigarh seminar by Kashmiri Pandits and youths from saffron group, Kashmiri separatist leader had to face protests from the BJP's youth wing in Kolkata.

 

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was in Kolkata to attend a seminar on 'Kashmir- A Way Out'. The protesters shouted slogans and displayed banners 'Bharat Ek Hai' and 'Mirwaiz Murdabad'. They also hurled eggs at his vehicle.

 

At least 20 people were arrested in connection with the incident. Mirwaiz escaped unhurt. He was whisked away by the police and the organizers of the seminar.

 

At the seminar, Mirwaiz reportedly spoke in support of "Freedom" or "Azadi" in Kashmir and termed Kashmir as a disputed territory. He rejected the economic package and said that people of Kashmir want nothing but freedom.

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