Srinagar, December 15, 2020 : The Indian government authorities in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir forced the businessmen to keep their shops shut for two days, Tuesday and Wednesday. The shopkeepers were forced by Indian armed forces to stay indoors and shopkeepers to shut their business in the name of so-called BDC election drama being held in Islamabad district and other parts on Wednesday. The Indian police and troops are forcing shopkeepers to shut their businesses particularly in Islamabad and Sagam areas. “The troops on Monday came to us and asked us to shut down our shops in view of the elections scheduled on 16 December,” a shopper from Lal Chowk area of Islamabad town said. Huge deployment of Indian troops has been made in and around Islamabad town to prevent anti-India and pro-freedom protests.
Speaking to media a shopkeeper said that the policemen went through the markets of the main township and asked the businessmen to keep their shops shut for next two days.
Another shopkeeper from the township said that the elections are being held everywhere. “Why is it only in our town that people are being forced to remain inside their homes?” he asked.
“Every shopkeeper in the town was asked to shut their shops without being informed the exact reason,” he said.
Meanwhile, at least three people were injured in stone-pelting on an election rally organized by BJP in Tarkol Bal area of Pattan in Baramulla, the other day. Many vehicles of the participants were also damaged in the incident.
Family members of the three Kashmiris who were arrested by the Special Cell of Delhi Police a few days ago in a false case, held a protest demonstration at BJP’s public rally in Budgam urging the authorities to release their innocent kin.
The family members, mostly women, assembled at the rally and raised slogans – “we want justice”, “our sons are innocents”- seeking the release of the trio.
“The Delhi Police can verify the records of all the three persons through the police and other government agencies. They are not involved in any illegal activities,” they said in front of BJP’s top leadership. They said the Delhi Police Special Cell has implicated them in a false case without justifying their involvement in any illegal activity.
The protesting family members said, they want the higher-ups to intervene in the matter to secure the release of their kin.
Shabbir Ahmed Gojri, Reyaz Ahmed Rather, and Muhammad Ayub Pathan, all residents of Budgam district of the territory were arrested on December 7, along with two Sikhs in New Delhi.