Would have never allowed Gulmarg fashion show, says Jammu and Kashmir CM after outrage

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Monday that his government would have never given permission for a fashion show held recently in Gulmarg that sparked outrage, reported PTI.

Held on Friday, the show was meant to promote the skiwear collection of the designer label Shivan & Narresh. It also marked the 15th anniversary of the label.

The show was criticised as being “obscene”, with several legislators on Monday demanding an investigation into how it was allowed to take place during the Islamic holy month of Ramzan.

On Sunday, Abdullah sought a report from the administration, stating that photos from the show depict “a complete disregard for local sensitivities and that too during this holy month”.

“We have already ordered an inquiry into it but preliminary facts revealed that it was a private four-day event organised by a private party in a private hotel,” the chief minister said in the Assembly on Monday.

He added: “The fashion show was held on March 7 and certain things have come to the fore, which hurt the sentiments of the people who are not wrong.”

According to Abdullah, the organisers of the show did not “apply their mind, showed disregard to the public sentiment and paid no attention to where they are organising it and its timing”.

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