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| Economic blockade of Kashmir Valley a myth: Jammu leaders, army | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu/Srinagar | Aug 20
Was there an economic blockade of Kashmir Valley as some of its leaders are alleging?
There are conflicting stands on 'economic blockade' of the Valley, with Jammu's traders terming it a 'blatant lie' bandied by separatists to whip up passions while the authorities in the Valley admit there were 'some disruptions' in supplies.
'Supplies were disrupted to the entire Jammu and Kashmir, just not the Valley,' maintains Ram Sahai, president of Jammu's Chamber of Industry and Commerce. 'The state has 22 districts, of which the 10 in Jammu and two in the Ladakh region were equally affected,' Sahai says.
According to a trader, who did not want to be named, the Kashmiri leadership, whether mainstream or separatists, was 'distorting facts about the supplies' as they did in the case of the Amarnath land issue.
He cited official data recorded at the Lakhanpur toll post in Kathua district of Jammu through which all trucks entering the state have to pass. More than 35,000 trucks carrying supplies reached the Kashmir Valley since July 1, according to the data recorded at the Lakhanpur post - the gateway to Jammu and Kashmir.
All essential commodities are imported into the state, from wheat, rice to raw material for industries. Pilgrims to Vaishno Devi and tourists, particularly to the Valley, also move through Lakhanpur. |
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