Overview

• Jammu and Kashmir Police registered a case citing rioting and related BNS provisions as well as the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act after the inauguration plaque was damaged.
• Times Now reported that authorities have detained more than 12 people as officers work to identify participants seen in widely shared videos from Friday.
• The marble plaque bearing the national emblem was installed during recent renovations inaugurated days earlier by Waqf Board chairperson Darakhshan Andrabi, a BJP leader.
• Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said government emblems do not belong in religious institutions and sought an apology, while Mehbooba Mufti termed the installation blasphemous and urged action under IPC Section 295-A against those who approved it.
• The National Conference demanded Andrabi’s dismissal and a case for alleged misuse of the State Emblem, as Andrabi condemned the defacement, pressed for PSA against vandals, and the MMU asserted such plaques violate Islamic teachings and urged dialogue over punitive measures.