BJP celebrates; PDP, NC allege curbs
Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Aug 5: Kashmir remained normal on the fourth anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370 with shops open and business as usual and Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) made celebrations on the occasion while People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and National Conference alleged curbs on the movement of their leaders.
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Life in Kashmir remained normal today on the fourth anniversary of abrogation of Article 370. The shops remained open and traffic was as usual and schools and Colleges functioned normally. There was no untoward incident in any part of the Valley while security was tightened.
However, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti claimed she and some senior PDP leaders were placed under house arrest while several others were detained on the fourth anniversary of the Article’s abrogation.
“I’ve been put under house arrest along with other senior PDP leaders today. This comes after a midnight crackdown where scores of my party men were illegally detained in police stations. GoI’s false claims about normalcy to the SC stands exposed by their actions driven by paranoia,” she tweeted. She said on one hand, giant hoardings calling upon Kashmiris to “celebrate” the abrogation of Article 370 have been put up across Srinagar, whereas “brute force is being used to choke the actual sentiment of the people”.
An NC spokesman said that its office has been sealed and no leader is being allowed to come out of the office or go to the office.
“True to form and in keeping with the clampdown on mainstream democratic activities organised by parties opposed to 5th Aug 2019, the JKNC office has been sealed by the police. No one is being allowed in or out of the office,” a party spokesman said.
In the meantime, the BJP today celebrated the fourth anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370 by holding a public meeting in Srinagar.
Several leaders and workers of the BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir unit, participated in the meeting at Jawahar Nagar.
“This programme was held to open the eyes of those leaders who are trying to “provoke” the people in the name of Article 370,” party leader said.
During the meeting, BJP leaders highlighted the changes in Jammu and Kashmir after the Centre’s 2019 decision.
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