An RSS-affiliated organisation, the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, has opened its first public office in Kashmir's Pulwama district, in Barsoo, a village once considered a terrorism hotbed. The organisation claims to represent 30,000 labourers across 20 unions in the Valley. Its Kashmir in-charge, Sameer Kuchay, credits the abrogation of Article 370 for what he describes as an ideological shift. Kuchay, who is Muslim, says he has never faced discrimination and urges people to judge the RSS by its work. The development marks a more visible presence for Sangh-affiliated organisations in Kashmir.