STATE TIMES NEWS
AKHNOOR: Locals of Kotli Tanda, Akhnoor on Wednesday staged a protest and demanded district status for Akhnoor. Several youth leaders of Panchayat Kotli including Jasprit Singh, Suleman Khan gathered on Jammu-Poonch National Highway and blocked the road demanding district status to Akhnoor.
Suleman Khan while addressing the locals said that Akhnoor area is vast in both in population and area and deserved to be as district. “It is the burning demand of this area for the last 40 years which Govt cannot neglect” he said.
They warned the Govt for resolving their demand as early as possible or else they will hold protest in a big way.
