Mirwaiz remembered; Shutdown & Clashes in Srinagar
SRINAGAR; 21, May 2013: The Jammu and Kashmir government Tuesday foiled the ‘Eidgah March’ of Hurriyat Conference (M) to commemorate the martyrdom anniversaries of Mirwaiz Mohammad Farooq and Abdul Gani Lone by imposing severe restrictions in old city. Meanwhile a shutdown was observed elsewhere on the call of the amalgam. Amid restrictions, stone pelting incidents were reported from Rajourikadal and Gojwara areas. Police used tear-canisters to disperse the angry youth, In police action one youth identified as Sohail Majeed Khan (19) recieved multiple pellet injuries and was referred to SKIMS Soura Srinagar for treatment, where his condition is stated to be critical.
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The authorities imposed severe restrictions in old Srinagar and deployed heavy contingents of police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to thwart any march or protest demonstration. Shops, business establishments, schools remained closed; banks and government offices witnessed thin attendance while public transport was off the roads in most parts of the valley.
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A senior police official in Srinagar said that Hurriyat (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and some other leaders of the conglomerate were placed under house arrest. He said restrictions were imposed in Safa Kadal, MR Gunj, Khanyar, Rainawari, Nowhatta, Nigeen, Soura, Lal Bazar and Kralkhud police station areas ‘to maintain law and order.’
In old Srinagar, police and CRPF were deployed in every nook and corner to restrict the movement of people. The police and CRPF laid razor wires and erected barricades at road junctions. Armored vehicles were also seen at some road junctions in old Srinagar. However, a senior police officer told that nowhere roads were blocked. “We just deployed contingent of police and Para-military troopers in and around Eid-gah while rest of the city was free of deployment,” he said adding that few youth resorted to stone-pelting at Rajouri Kadal and Gojwara which were dispersed by police peacefully.
The Police Officer on the condition of anonymity told that few youth were picked up by police in some parts of Old City, however they were released during morning.
Life remained crippled in Baramulla, Kupwara, Sopore, Handwara and Bandipora towns of north Kashmir due to the strike. But thin public transport plied on inter-district roads in north Kashmir. Islamabad town of south Kashmir wore a deserted look. Shops, schools and business institutions remained closed. Thin traffic was witnessed on roads. Strike was also observed in Pulwama, Kulgam and Shopian districts of South Kashmir.
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Authorities had placed Mirwaiz Umar Farooq under house arrest on Saturday. The Srinagar district magistrate and senior superintendent of police called on Mirwaiz on Monday evening to persuade him not to hold the rally as prohibitory orders under Section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code have been imposed in the city.
Besides Mirwaiz, senior Hurriyat (M) leaders Moulana Abbas Ansari, Aga Syed Hassan, Shahid-ul-Islam and Zaffar Akbar Bhat were also placed under house arrest.
The authorities imposed severe restrictions in old Srinagar and deployed heavy contingents of police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to thwart any march or protest demonstration. Shops, business establishments, schools remained closed; banks and government offices witnessed thin attendance while public transport was off the roads in most parts of the valley.
In old Srinagar, police and CRPF were deployed in every nook and corner to restrict the movement of people. The police and CRPF laid razor wires and erected barricades at road junctions. Armored vehicles were also seen at some road junctions in old Srinagar. However, a senior police officer told that nowhere roads were blocked. “We just deployed contingent of police and Para-military troopers in and around Eid-gah while rest of the city was free of deployment,” he said adding that few youth resorted to stone-pelting at Rajouri Kadal and Gojwara which were dispersed by police peacefully.
The Police Officer on the condition of anonymity told that few youth were picked up by police in some parts of Old City, however they were released during morning.
Life remained crippled in Baramulla, Kupwara, Sopore, Handwara and Bandipora towns of north Kashmir due to the strike. But thin public transport plied on inter-district roads in north Kashmir. Islamabad town of south Kashmir wore a deserted look. Shops, schools and business institutions remained closed. Thin traffic was witnessed on roads. Strike was also observed in Pulwama, Kulgam and Shopian districts of South Kashmir.
Authorities had placed Mirwaiz Umar Farooq under house arrest on Saturday. The Srinagar district magistrate and senior superintendent of police called on Mirwaiz on Monday evening to persuade him not to hold the rally as prohibitory orders under Section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code have been imposed in the city.
Besides Mirwaiz, senior Hurriyat (M) leaders Moulana Abbas Ansari, Aga Syed Hassan, Shahid-ul-Islam and Zaffar Akbar Bhat were also placed under house arrest.
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