SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah has criticised a girl seen arguing with safety personnel at a checkpoint in Ladakh, warning that invoking the ‘Gen Z’ label as a menace might rapidly erode goodwill in direction of younger individuals.Abdullah was reacting to a video circulating on social media during which a feminine vacationer is heard telling safety personnel, “We’re Gen Z and we received’t tolerate this nonsense.”
‘The New jaantay nahin ho mera baap kaun hai’
Sharing the video on X, Abdullah stated, “This ‘we’re Gen Z’ has turn into the brand new ‘jaantay nahin ho mera baap kaun hai’. The quickest solution to erode any Gen Z goodwill is to start out utilizing it as a menace on the slightest perceived affront.”The video seems to point out the girl arguing with safety personnel on the Minimarg checkpoint in Ladakh’s Kargil area.
Vacationers held up for hours
Based on police sources, the incident befell on July 25, when site visitors restrictions had been imposed alongside the Zojila-Gumri route due to the motion of senior officers.A senior police official stated Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Military Chief Basic Dhiraj Seth had been scheduled to journey by air. Nevertheless, unhealthy climate compelled them to fly by helicopter to Gumri after which journey by street in direction of Kargil.Visitors was stopped to facilitate their motion, leading to delays for vacationers and different travellers, police sources stated.
Lady levels dharna at checkpoint
Within the video, the girl says the group had been made to attend for about 5 hours.“We pay from our pockets to go to and they’re doing this to us. Earlier they used to do that to Kashmiris (solely), now they’re doing it with vacationers as properly,” she says.She then staged a dharna on the checkpoint and reportedly prevented even an Military convoy from continuing in direction of a transit camp.District officers later intervened and satisfied her to finish the protest. Police sources stated vacationers had been allowed to proceed after the VIP motion had handed.
Incident sparks criticism
The girl’s remarks and behavior in direction of safety personnel have drawn criticism, together with from former Military officers who stated her conduct in direction of males in uniform was uncalled for.The incident has additionally triggered a wider debate on social media over how vacationers ought to reply to restrictions at delicate border checkpoints.
Kargil Vijay Diwas occasions
The site visitors restrictions got here forward of Kargil Vijay Diwas on July 26, when the area hosted commemorative occasions marking India’s victory within the 1999 Kargil Warfare and paying tribute to troopers who fought throughout Operation Vijay.
