Published 15:26 IST, August 12th 2019

J&K: Shekhar Kapur calls out BBC's hypocrisy on Kashmir, asks 'why don't you call Northern Ireland - British Occupied Ireland'?

Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, on Sunday, wondered why the British News Channel refused to recognise Kashmir's Indian identity. He also pointed out the contrast that the BBC World did not refer to  Northern Ireland as ‘British Occupied Ireland’

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Slamming BBC World News channel for referring to Indian state of Jammu-Kashmir as ‘Indian Occupied Kashmir’ while reporting on abrogation of Article 370 and state's bifurcation into two Union territories, Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, on Sunday, wondered why British News Channel refused to recognise Kashmir's Indian identity. He also pointed out contrast that BBC World did t refer to  rrn Ireland as ‘British Occupied Ireland’.

BBC refutes fake cover

Meanwhile, BBC News Press Team has tweeted a response to questions on its Kashmir report stating that BBC stands by its journalism and have ded that it is currently operating in severe restrictions in Kashmir, as several parts of state continue to be under communication zone.

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As Kashmir Celebrates Eid, Congress Continues To Peddle Lies To Fearmonger Over Article 370's Revocation

Congress communalises revocation of Article 370

Referring to reports of BBC, senior Congress politicians like Rahul Gandhi, P Chidamabaram and Digvijaya Singh have fearmongered about Jammu and Kashmir in an attempt to communalise event of revocation of Article 370.

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"Go to BBC.com and see what is happening re. What I h told is becoming true. y have scorched ir hands in fire, saving Kashmir is our priority. I request horable Modi ji to Amit Shah ji and Ajit Doval to do whatever y want to do, orwise, Kashmir will get out of hand," said former Mhya Presh Chief Minister.

Former union minister and Congress leer P Chidambaram on Sunday lambasted BJP for abrogation of Article 370, saying saffron party would t have "snatched away" special status h Jammu and Kashmir been a Hindu-dominated state ding that international news ncies were covering unrest, but t Indian media houses.

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J&K: Subramanian Swamy Slams P Chidambaram Communalising Kashmir's Integration, Says 'Pakistan's Influence Visible'

Peace in Srinagar on Eid

On or hand, in a video accessed by Republic TV on Monday, Eid prayers were heard echoing in town of Srinagar, from Hilltop of Shankaracharya.
serene visuals encapsulated bird's eye view of Srinagar, as Azaan (call for prayer) resonated across city wherein festival was celebrated across various mosques without any reported violence. 

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15:02 IST, August 12th 2019