Kashmir witnessed a street protest by the leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and a partial spontaneous shutdown in Srinagar, as the revocation of J&K’s special status completed three years on Friday. On the other hand, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha participated in multiple events to promote different projects.
PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti and her supporters held a protest march from the party’s Srinagar office but were stopped from heading towards the commercial hub Lal Chowk. Ms. Mufti said August 5, 2019 was “a black decision of the black day and was unacceptable to people of J&K”.
“We’ve vowed that we will get our flag and constitution back... They intend to make India a Hindu state. However, we will force them to resolve the issue of Kashmir for which lakhs of people sacrificed themselves,” Ms. Mufti said.
