Separatists in Kashmir announce march to Muzaffarabad
The separatists in Kashmir valley threatened on Saturday to stage a march to Muzaffarabad in Pakistan- occupied Kashmir on Monday with fruit-laden trucks to sell their produce.
By PTI |
SRINAGAR: The separatists in Kashmir valley threatened on Saturday to stage a march to Muzaffarabad in Pakistan- occupied Kashmir on Monday with fruit-laden trucks to sell their produce, which they said are "rotting due to the economic blockade" by protestors in Jammu.
"Our fruit is rotting due to economic blockade of the valley by Jammu agitators. We are forced to find alternative route to take our fruits to various markets through Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road," chairman of hardline faction of Hurriyat Conference Syed Ali Shah Geelani told reporters here.
Geelani, speaking after two-day long parleys among various separatist groups, traders, manufacturers, fruit growers and transporters, said it was decided at the coordination committee meeting that fruit growers will proceed to Muzaffarabad on August 11.
Geelani was flanked by representatives of rival faction of Hurriyat, JKLF, transporters, Kashmir Chamber of Commerce, traders' federation, Kashmir Bar Association, fruit growers association and women's group Dukhtarian-e-Millat. He said the government of India is "playing the role of a mute spectator to the situation" in Kashmir. Geelani appealed to the people of Jammu to lift the blockade.
The hardline separatist leader also said the people of Kashmir would not allow restoration of the government order regarding transfer of the land to the Amarnath Shrine Board. However, he said the Amarnath Yatra is going on smoothly and "no Yatri has been touched by Kashmiris during the agitation against the transfer of land."
"Our fruit is rotting due to economic blockade of the valley by Jammu agitators. We are forced to find alternative route to take our fruits to various markets through Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road," chairman of hardline faction of Hurriyat Conference Syed Ali Shah Geelani told reporters here.
Geelani, speaking after two-day long parleys among various separatist groups, traders, manufacturers, fruit growers and transporters, said it was decided at the coordination committee meeting that fruit growers will proceed to Muzaffarabad on August 11.
Geelani was flanked by representatives of rival faction of Hurriyat, JKLF, transporters, Kashmir Chamber of Commerce, traders' federation, Kashmir Bar Association, fruit growers association and women's group Dukhtarian-e-Millat. He said the government of India is "playing the role of a mute spectator to the situation" in Kashmir. Geelani appealed to the people of Jammu to lift the blockade.
The hardline separatist leader also said the people of Kashmir would not allow restoration of the government order regarding transfer of the land to the Amarnath Shrine Board. However, he said the Amarnath Yatra is going on smoothly and "no Yatri has been touched by Kashmiris during the agitation against the transfer of land."
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