Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar saw heightened security on Wednesday morning as the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) and National Conference (NC) held separate protests against each other.
“The BJP decided to hold a protest to raise issues concerning the common people of Jammu & Kashmir–a decision announced a month ago. The National Conference , led by chief minister Omar Abdullah, announced a march to the BJP office in the union territory to demand the restoration of statehood on Wednesday morning. Meanwhile, the National Conference has suddenly decided today that it, too, will stage a protest.
Meanwhile, the BJP carried out a counter-protest, calling on the Abdullah-led government over the recent electricity price hike and youth unemployment. The primary focus of this protest is jobs for the youth. Just look at their timing. Look at how serious they are about the youth.
They had sold off 25,000 jobs to contractors,” said Sharma.
“The National Conference will peacefully gherao the BJP headquarters in Srinagar and Jammu tomorrow, demanding accountability for the promises made by the Union Government in Parliament and before the Supreme Court of India,” the party wrote in a statement on X.
The National Conference has called for the restoration of statehood for Jammu and Kashmir and accountability for the promises made by the Centre in Parliament and before the Supreme Court.
