National Conference holds protest march in Srinagar
SRINAGAR: The National Conference (NC) on Monday took out a protest march in Srinagar demanding an end to civilian killings in the Valley and rollback of the governor administration’s decision to treat the J&K Bank as a public sector undertaking (PSU)
The protest march was carried out from the NC headquarters to the headquarters of the J&K Bank on MA Road with party workers shouting slogans against the government.
Party general secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar said, “A war has been waged against the unarmed Kashmiris. A 20-month-old infant was targeted with pellets and he is on the brink of losing eyesight. We too are humans and should be treated like ones. The killing of innocents is alienating the Kashmiris further.” He said the special status of Jammu and Kashmir was “under attack”.
“First, they attacked our financial autonomy through the GST regime and now they turned J&K Bank into a PSU. The people of
First, they attacked our financial autonomy through the GST regime and now they turned J&K Bank into a PSU. The people of Kashmir would not tolerate any such attack on their autonomy. ALI MOHAMMAD SAGAR, National Conference general secretary
Kashmir would not tolerate any such attack on their autonomy,” Sagar said.
Also, the Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) led by Sheikh Abdul Rashid held a sit-in to protest the decision to treat the J&K Bank as a PSU. Scores of workers holding placards assembled outside the J&K Bank corporate office and shouted slogans against the decision.