People protest against shortage of ration

Excelsior Correspondent
POONCH, Apr 5: The people held strong protest demonstration against the CAPD authorities for not providing them ration during the month of March and blocked Poonch- Chakkan -Da-Bagh road for about one and half hour today.
The people from several adjoining villages and hamlets assembled on the road about 3 kms away from Poonch and started protest. They raised barricades on the road and raised slogans against the CAPD authorities. The villagers alleged that they have not been provided ration by the CAPD authorities in Poonch for the month of March. They were facing lot of hardships.
Later, SHO and Tehsildar concerned reached the spot and assured the agitating people to take up their issue with the concerned authorities. Then they lifted dharna at round 12.30 pm.