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| Cop among 10 others injured in police action against 'Panthers protest' | | | Vasu Gupta
Udhampur, Aug 16: Udhampur police today resorted to a cane charge to disperse Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) activists who were holding a protest against posting of Kashmiri employees on Udhampur-Katra railway line at Chak Rakhwalan railway station in Udhampur .
In the incident ten persons including JKNPP activists and local unemployed youths as well a police cop was injured. MLA Balwant Singh Mankotia, President Jammu and Kashmir National panthers along with hundreds of party workers and local unemployed youths were holding a peaceful protest demonstration at Chak Rakhwalan Railway Station against the appointment of youths from Kashmir on Udhampur- Katra Railway Track. Protestors alleged that when they were raising slogans against the appointment of outsiders I.e from other district, a Kashmiri gang man on railway track started stone pelting upon protesting party workers resulting into injuries to some of them. Protestors further alleged when they protested this instead of taking action against stone pelters police resorted cane charge and also fire teargas shells on protesting JKNPP workers who were peacefully protesting as a result of which more than ten workers were injured in the incident. "People of Udhampur and Reasi Districts have provided their land, money, persons for seeing the day when Udhampur-Katra rail link is Operationalised but the decision of Ministry of Railway, Govt of India to appoint even gang men and coolies from Kashmir Valley is very disturbing, said local MLA Mankotia also added that his party (JKNPP) had also sent a memorandum to the Union Minister for Railways protesting against the decision and asking him to withdraw the same.
"There is a lot of resentment brewing among the people, especially youth over the government decision of appointing people from outside Udhampur and Reasi districts, said Mankoria further warning to intensify agitation if government fails to revoke its decision. Meanwhile party activist who sustained injuries in today's police action included Ankush, Akshit, Subash, Sudesh, Amit and Naveen were seriously injured and were hospitalized at District Hospital.
Justifying the police action, SSP Udhampur, Mohd Suleman Choudhary said, "We had repeatedly warned protestors that the railway station comes under security zone and they will not be allowed to enter but some protestors started throwing stones police deployment and even tried to enter the station thus no option but to restore to a mild cane charge to disperse protestors. |
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