Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 19: J&K National Panthers Party (NPP), MLC Sayed Rafiq Shah today demanded castration (Nasbandi) of stray dogs in Kashmir as their number was fast increasing causing lot of problems for the tourists and the people of the city.
The issue was raised by Congress member Bashir Ahmed Magray in the House of Elders today. He pointed out that as reported in the Press in Kashmir, the stray and mad dogs have created terror in Srinagar city and injured many tourists and local people. Even the school going children were attacked and left injured by these stray mad dogs. Several of them were hospitalized. He drew the attention of the Government towards this menace and demanded that necessary action be taken in this regard.
Another senior member Sheikh Ghulam Rasool also expressed concern over the issue and said that tourists will get terrorized over such incidents and concerned agencies (SMC) must take necessary steps to neutralize these mad dogs. He also sought the intervention of the Chairman in this regard.
Sayed Rafiq Shah from NPP then stood up and demanded that Government must go immediately for the `Nasbandi’ (castration) of these stray dogs so that their increasing population could be controlled and scared people of Srinagar city and visiting tourists get some relief and could move freely. His suggestion, however, created an element of laughter among the members of the House.
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