RSS-affiliated labour organisation opens first Kashmir office in Pulwama
The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), an RSS-affiliated labor organization, has opened its first divisional office in Pulwama, Kashmir. The organization claims to be focused on labor rights and has been active in the region since 2020.
Why it matters
The expansion of an RSS-affiliated group into the Kashmir Valley is a significant development in the region's post-Article 370 political and social landscape.
PULWAMA: Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, an RSS affiliate, opened its first office in Kashmir Valley on Sunday in Barsu village at the foothills of the Zabarwan mountain range. The office is located around five kilometres from Lethpora highway, where the Feb 2019 Pulwama attack took place.Sameer Khuchay, 36, in-charge of BMS Kashmir division, said the organisation earlier operated from a small, rented space at Shiv Pora in Srinagar. “Now, it is our first divisional office, that too in Pulwama.
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