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| After 3 days, life limps back to normal in Srinagar | | | Early Times report
Srinagar, May 8: After remaining paralyzed for three consecutive days due to imposition of undeclared curfew and the 50- hour strike call given by Geelani led Hurriyat Conference to protest the conduct of elections, life in the summer capital on Friday limped back to normalcy.
State administration had imposed severe restrictions on Tuesday after violent anti –poll protests erupted in the old city of Srinagar against the elections. The clashes had resulted in injuries to many people including few policemen.
Large number of troops and policemen were deployed in city to thwart any attempt by people to stage anti –poll protests and to avoid disturbance in the conduct of parliamentary elections to Srinagar-Budgam constituency that went to polls on Thursday.
Reports reaching said that after three days of unrest, all shops, offices, business establishments and educational institutions in city resumed their work with the markets witnessing huge rush. The transport that remained off the roads from last three days plied normally on all the city routes.
Banks and ATMs witnessed huge rush too with the people standing in long queues for hours to make the transactions. The residents of Srinagar, particularly the old city and uptown Maisuma where heavy troops deployment was made after clashes broke out on Tuesday, heaved a sigh of relief as undeclared curfew was lifted today morning.
“From last three days the troops had made our lives miserable. They enforced strict curfew in the area and even prevented us from peeping through the windows,” Shabir Ahmad, a resident of Gojwara told Press Bureau of India.
“The troops had laid a siege around the area and had blocked lanes and by lanes with barricades and concertina wires to prevent people from staging protests,” he added.
Mehraj-ud-din, a resident of Khwaja Bazar told that the residents of old city had a tough time due to the undeclared curfew enforced by hundreds of CRPF men and police. He said that the troops beat many people for violating the curfew.
“CRPF and police enforced strict curfew in the area and thrashed the people who refused to obey their orders. As I tried to move out of my house to purchase bread and milk troopers hurled choicest abused on me and warned me not to venture out,” Din said.
“Even small children were prevented from playing in the fields by the troopers,” he added.
City’s commercial hub Lal Chowk and adjoining Maisuma, where many people were injured in evening clashes on Tuesday was bustling with business activities. Shops and business establishments were open and all modes of transport including private and public passenger buses were plying normally in the heart of the city.
Reports said that government offices, educational institutions, banks and courts were also functioning normally.
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