BBC NEWS | South Asia | Army U-turn on Kashmir holy sites

BBC NEWS | South Asia | Army U-turn on Kashmir holy sites: "India's army has said it will no longer build or renovate Muslim shrines or mosques in Indian-administered Kashmir.

The announcement came after clerics accused troops of interfering in the religious affairs of Muslims.

Army corps commander Lt Gen AS Sekhon told reporters the intention had never been to interfere in religious matters or hurt any community's feelings.

Troops have been fighting militants in Jammu and Kashmir, India's only Muslim-majority state, for 18 years.

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