Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked state governments to take stern action if there is any attack on Kashmiris, calling those who targeted them recently in Lucknow "crazed people".

In an apparent reference to remarks by Opposition leaders after the recent airstrikes on the Balakot terror camp in Pakistan, Modi also lashed at those "demeaning" the valour displayed by the armed forces after the Jaish-e-Mohammed attack against the CRPF in Kashmir.