STATE TIMES NEWS
KISHTWAR: On the call given by All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) , members of the particular community observed a complete Bandh at Kishtwar against the harassment and physical assault of Kashmiri students outside the State.
The business establishments also remained closed since morning in solidarity with the Kashmiri students studying outside the State.
People assembled at Bus Stand Kishtwar led by Hurriyat Leader Maulana Abdul Qayom and Iman Jamia Masjid Farooq Ahmad Kichlo where they staged a protest to show their resentment against the increase in such incidents.
They accused Centre Govt of maintaining criminal silence on such issues and added that Govt has failed to take tangible action in cases of harassments meted out to Kashmiris in other states.
“Even State Government has also failed to perform a responsible rule in this regard”, protesters added.
They further said that government has failed to provide security to youth of Kashmir and incidents of harassment and physical assault on Kashmiri students go unnoticed in outside states.
They raised slogans in favour of their demands which include to provide security to the students and strict action for those who harassed and beat Kashmiri students.
