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SRINAGAR, NOV 12
Braving incessant rains, hundreds of people today blocked Srinagar-Gulmarg road at Tangmarg in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir to protest government proposal to lease out land in Gulmarg to investors from outside the state, officials said.
A complete shutdown was also observed in entire Tangmarg, the gateway to Gulmarg, as the protestors marched through the towns to seek support of traders.
'Gulmarg ki neelami roko' (stop auction of Gulmarg) and 'hakoomat ka faisla manzoor nahi' (government decision is not acceptable) read the banners and playcards carried by the protestors who blocked the main road at Tangmarg, 39 km from here, they said.
It was for the second consecutive day that protesters, mostly pony owners who earn livelihood by offering joyrides to tourists in the famous hill resort, blocked the road and did not allow traffic beyond Tangmarg, officials said.
The protest is part of the programme chalked out by different organisations connected with tourism to protest the alleged anti-people decision of the government, Gulmarg labour union president Abdul Rashid Bhat said.
He alleged the move would affect the locals financially. "We will not accept this and will continue the protest to force the government to change its decision," Bhat said and demanded local afluent people be roped in for infrastructure development in Gulmarg rather than non-state investors.
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