Fashion Show During Ramzan in Jammu and Kashmir Sparks Outrage

A fashion show during the month of Ramzan held in Jammu and Kashmir and has now caught many eyeballs in the state. On Sunday, the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah sought a report after the fashion show, held in Gulmarg, drew widespread criticism and hate. Abdullah spoke in the state assembly and said he had no role to play in the event.

Speaking on Monday before the discussion for budget commenced, Omar Abdullah said, “ I want to make clear that the government had no role. Had they sought permission, we would not have given it. It was a private function organised in a private hotel, but strict actions will be taken in case there is any violation of law.”

“The images I have seen show a complete disregard for local sensitivity, and that too during this holy month,” Abdullah added.

Fashion Show ‘Obscene’

Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq termed the fashion show ‘outrageous and obscene’. People’s Conference President Sajad Lone called the event ‘eminently avoidable’ while Srinagar MP Aga Ruhulla Mehdi and Congress leader Deepika Pushkar Nath publicly criticised the show. 

The fashion show was organised on Friday in Gulmarg to mark the 15th anniversary of designer label ‘Shivan and Narresh’.