Kashmir shuts on Manmohan's visit
Written by Srinagar: KDNN Tuesday, 25 June 2013 11:49
A shutdown called by the resistance groups is being observed across the Kashmir valley to protest against the visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today.
Resistance groups including both factions of Hurriyat Conference and JKLF have called for a general strike.
Shops, business establishments, educational institutions, banks and private offices remained closed due to the strike and the
restrictions imposed in the various parts of the valley.
The effect of the strike was accentuated by a heavy security deployment in view of the VVIP visit and yesterday's militant attack.
The security measures have been heightened in the wake of the deadly strike by militants that left eight soldiers dead and several others injured yesterday.
Police and paramilitary CRPF personnel have been deployed in numbers across the city while in some places army is also conducting foot patrols to prevent the militants from carrying out any further attacks during the high profile visit.
The government forces have erected barriers after every kilometer to check the antecedents of people and to regulate the movement of the vehicles.
Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani asked the people to observe a complete strike to remind the centre and the world that Kashmir is a "dispute pending a resolution".
Hurriyat Conference headed by Mirwaiz Umer Farooq also called for a general strike alleging that the Centre is treating Kashmir as an economic issue rather than a political one.
"The people of Kashmir are being compelled to take route of protests and strikes as Indian leadership, instead of addressing Kashmir politically, is trying to look at the issue through the prism of economic packages which is unwise and negative
politics," Mirwaiz said.
The Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front headed by Yasin Malik, while calling for the strike, said the Prime Minister has "failed" in his peace process which proved only an "illusion".
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Kashmir shuts on Manmohan's visit - Kashmir Dispatch
Kashmir shuts on Manmohan's visit - Kashmir Dispatch
... reality hurts doesn it?
after all people are unhappy because of lack of infrastructure and opportunities.
This pic is from Last Year and not from 90's 
