Stepping up their protests against
intolerance in the country, another writer Marghoob Banihali has now returned
his Sahitya Akademi award. The renowned Kashmiri poet and writer made the
announcement on Monday saying that he is returning the award in protest against
the murder of Kashmiri Muslim truck Zahid Bhat over rumours of cow
slaughtering. Zahid succumbed to his injuries on Sunday after he was attacked
in Udhampur on October 9. Banihali joins a group of over 30 prominent literary
figures to have returned their awards in protest.
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