Young man killed in new anti-India protests in Kashmir

A senior party leader said Chief Minister Mehbooba seemed not to be too firm in cracking down on such elements because the hub of their activities is in south Kashmir, considered a PDP stronghold, and maintained the Centre has conveyed to her its views regarding the same.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Jammu and Kashmir to take stock of the situation in the Valley, where restrictions continued in many parts for the 46th consecutive day on Tuesday.

“He will meet people in Srinagar”.

The Home Minister is scheduled to review the security in the Kashmir Valley which has been under curfew since July 9 – a day after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani that triggered weeks of unrest.

Rajnath Singh, accompanied by Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi and other senior officials, flew in by a special plane into the technical area of the Srinagar global airport.

Clashes were also reported in at least two places in the northern Bandipore area, where a woman was injured.

The separatists asked the people of Kashmir to block all the roads towards and around the institutions “of propaganda war machinery viz., Doordarshan, Radio Kashmir and Information Department” on September 1 and ensure that no employee goes inside.

As Srinagar was at a relative peace, violence broke out in north Kashmir Shopian district where security forces opened fire at a stone-pelting mob.

Nine policemen, including a superintendent of police, a deputy superintendent and a station house officer, were injured in the attack.

Singh said the government is not averse to any kind of solution.

Before leaving from Delhi, he tweeted that he “shall interact with civil society groups, political parties, and other stakeholders” during stay in Srinagar. “Those who believe in Kashmiriyat, Insaniyat and Jamhooriyat are welcome”, he tweeted.

On Monday, while meeting a joint opposition delegation led by former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had expressed his “deep concern and pain” over the situation there and asked all political parties to work together to find a “permanent and lasting” solution to problems in Jammu and Kashmir. I always have confidence that the youth of Jammu and Kashmir is very keen to be beneficiary of miraculous scheme initiated by the Modi government.

Singh had said the central government will talk to whosoever needed once peace and normalcy is restored in the state.