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| Shutdown, protests in Kathua, Batote over sacrilegious acts | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 29: Kathua and Ramban districts of Jammu today observed a complete shut down in protest against alleged sacrilegious acts.
The sacrilegious act in Kathua was discovered yesterday at Janoo near Bhoond, Basohli, while at Batote, it was detected today. At both the places, angry people held anti-government protests, amidst raising of slogans.
Entire Kathua district including Bani, Basholi and Billawar areas observed complete bandh against yesterday's sacrilegious act at Bhoond.
In a clash over the incident, three shops were Monday set ablaze and two persons were arrested for flaring up the tension in the area.
Meanwhile, villagers this morning assembled at different areas and staged demonstrations.
"There was a mild protest by locals but the situation is peaceful," a police official said adding that no incident of violence was reported today from anywhere in Kathua. Security personnel have been deployed in the district to avoid any untoward incident.
Several political and Hindu organisations including BJP, VHP, Bajrang Dal, and Shiv Sena (Bal Thackeray) also condemned the sacrilegious act and held demonstrations against the Omar-led government at several places in Kathua. The transport remained off the roads and markets wore a deserted look. Protests were also held in Billawar, Bani, Hiranagar and Basohli areas
Shiv Sena (Bal Thackeray) held a demonstration in front of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Park, demanding stern action against those who "indulge in such acts to spoil the peaceful atmosphere". The protest was led by district president of Shiv Sena (Bal Thackeray), Narinder Tangri, BJP's Prem Nath Dogra, Bajrang Dal's Davinder Sharma and VHP's Karan Singh.
Meanwhile, the news of sacrilegious act near Batote in Ramban also sparked off protests with people holding demonstrations in Batote, Kud and Patnitop areas. Police and paramilitary forces have been deployed along the highway and the hilly areas of Ramban and Udhampur districts to foil any untoward incident. |
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