Srinagar, July 1 (UNI) The Jammu and Kashmir Police today foiled a protest march by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Srinagar, detaining several party leaders.
The PDP said the protest, which began from party headquarters, was aimed at highlighting key civic issues, including rising electricity tariffs, acute shortage of drinking and irrigation water, and the demand for shifting Kashmiri detainees back to local jails.
A PDP spokesperson said the party had planned a demonstration but was prevented by police, who detained senior leaders and workers activists.
The detained among others included senior leaders Abdul Haq Khan, Mohammad Khurshid Alam, Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura, Basharat Bukhari, Zahoor Ahmad Mir and several former legislators.
The PDP condemned the elected government for disallowing the protest to highlight the basic issues.
“Isn't it a dictatorship that this protest was not allowed by the government?” PDP leader Hanjura asked .
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