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Many injured as protest against townships for Kashmiri Pandits in Srinagar turns violent - The Times of India
SRINAGAR: Several people were injured on Friday in clashes between police and Yasin Malik's JKLF supporters, who were protesting against the proposed "composite townships" for displaced Kashmiri Pandits in the valley.
Police resorted to lathicharge and used tear gas shells as soon as the protesters led by JKLF leader Yasin Malik reached near Ghanta Ghar at Lal Chowk in the afternoon.
The protestors raising the slogans 'sang sang jiyenge sang sang marenge (we will live and die together), "alahida colony manzoor nahi manzoor nahi (separate colonies are not acceptable), broke the cordon laid at Budshah Chowk and reached Lal Chowk which resulted in the scuffle with the police, eyewitnesses said.
READ ALSO: Except Mufti, no takers for composite townships in Kashmir
Police later detained chairman of JKLF Yasin Malik and dozens of his supporters. Some policemen and protesters were a injured during the clashes.
Besides Malik, prominent separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani had called for a protest after Friday prayers and complete shut down on Saturday across the valley.
Interestingly, some families of Kashmiri Pandits, who continued to stay back during the mass exodus in 1990, were also part of the protests along with the JKLF activists.
READ ALSO: High time to get the pandits back to Kashmir, Anupam Kher says
Geelani has asked people to hold protest demonstrations on April 10, after Friday prayers against the proposed establishment of 'composite townships' for displaced Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley.
Reports said, protest rally was taken out by the supporters of Geelani from Iqra Masjid Saraibala at Amira kadal after the Friday prayers.
SRINAGAR: Several people were injured on Friday in clashes between police and Yasin Malik's JKLF supporters, who were protesting against the proposed "composite townships" for displaced Kashmiri Pandits in the valley.
Police resorted to lathicharge and used tear gas shells as soon as the protesters led by JKLF leader Yasin Malik reached near Ghanta Ghar at Lal Chowk in the afternoon.
The protestors raising the slogans 'sang sang jiyenge sang sang marenge (we will live and die together), "alahida colony manzoor nahi manzoor nahi (separate colonies are not acceptable), broke the cordon laid at Budshah Chowk and reached Lal Chowk which resulted in the scuffle with the police, eyewitnesses said.
READ ALSO: Except Mufti, no takers for composite townships in Kashmir
Police later detained chairman of JKLF Yasin Malik and dozens of his supporters. Some policemen and protesters were a injured during the clashes.
Besides Malik, prominent separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani had called for a protest after Friday prayers and complete shut down on Saturday across the valley.
Interestingly, some families of Kashmiri Pandits, who continued to stay back during the mass exodus in 1990, were also part of the protests along with the JKLF activists.
READ ALSO: High time to get the pandits back to Kashmir, Anupam Kher says
Geelani has asked people to hold protest demonstrations on April 10, after Friday prayers against the proposed establishment of 'composite townships' for displaced Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley.
Reports said, protest rally was taken out by the supporters of Geelani from Iqra Masjid Saraibala at Amira kadal after the Friday prayers.