The proposed implementation of National Security Act sparked protests in Srinagar city for the fifth consecutive day. Protesters who took to roads blocked boulevard road for hours near Brein Nishat appealing government not to implement the bill in the state.
Police diverted the traffic near Obroi Place after protesters did not allow vehicular movement on the road. The protesters said that Food Security Bill is good for states likeUttar Pradesh or Bihar as majority of the consumers in these states kive Below Poverty Line (BPL) while in Jammu and Kashmir more than 70 per cent population fall under the category of Above Poverty Line (APL). “If this bill is introduced in Jammu and Kashmir, people will be forced to buy ration from markets on higher rates. If the Bill is implemented, it would lead to inflation,” a protester told CNS.
Protest against the implementation of the Food Security Bill was also reported from Rajbagh area of Srinagar city. Protesters mostly females amid anti-government slogans warned if the proposed bill is implemented in State, they will stir an agitation against the government.
Meanwhile, Hurriyat Conference-led by Syed Ali Geelani Thursday said public anger against implementation of National Food Security Act (NFSA) in the State is justified.
“Whatever are the reasons and purpose of the implementation of NFSA in the state but the reservations of the public in this regard cannot be described as meaningless. Until these reservations are not clarified or removed, the public reaction against this act is genuine and use of brutal force against these protests is every way a condemnable act,” said a spokesman of Hurriyat (G).
He said Hurriyat condemns use of force against the people protesting against the controversial act. “Police want to solve every issue with the use of gun and force, which has created an environment of suffocation and helplessness in the entire state”.
Lashing out at Mufti government, he said during the election campaign, PDP made tall promises to people but all those promises proved to be hoax and now the same people are harassed and tricked on every necessity of life.
“The government not only wants to suppress the Kashmiri people with the barrel of gun but they are also working on a plan to cripple the Kashmiris in every respect. On one hand they are looting the natural resources of the state and on the other hand they don’t want to give any relaxation or any kind of benefit to the people,” the spokesman said.
He said the policy makers are very much scared and upset with the ongoing “freedom movement” and for this they want to punish its citizens in every possible ways.
