Srinagar,21-Nov; The Handicrafts and Handloom department took cognizance of the viral video circulating on social media wherein a carpet weaver Mohd Maqbool Dar from Ashtangoo Bandipora was found burning a carpet.The Department in a statement said that it deputed a team early Sunday, which included representatives from J&K Kashmir Arts Emporium to ascertain the factual position and to effect purchase to relieve the distress of the artisan.“It was found by the inspection team that there was absolutely no inventory of carpets with the concerned person which could have been purchased by J&K Arts Emporium as per their purchase policy.It was also noticed by the team that the carpet which was shown being burnt in the video, had already been damaged in the alleged fire incident in Jan 2022 and was not a fresh carpet, as claimed by him in the video”,the H&H deptt said.
