J&K Cong netas detained as police block rally seeking statehood

JAMMU: J&K Congress main Tariq Hameed Karra and elder functionaries GA Mir, Lal Singh, Raman Bhalla, and Ravinder Sharma were detained Sunday arsenic constabulary blocked the party’s planned “statehood march” successful Jammu.

They were taken to the constabulary lines and released later.Congress has ramped up its statehood run nether the banner “Hamari Riyasat Hamara Haq”, holding protests and rallies crossed the region.A dense constabulary contingent halted the protestation arsenic Congress functionaries and workers began marching toward Raj Bhawan to taxable a memorandum to LG Manoj Sinha demanding the restoration of J&K’s statehood, which was revoked pursuing the abrogation of Article 370 successful Aug 2019 and bifurcation of the portion into Union territories, including Ladakh.Karra said the enactment would proceed with its ‘Delhi Challo’ programme Monday to gherao Parliament connected the archetypal time of the monsoon session, contempt constabulary crackdowns successful Jammu and Srinagar. “These harsh measures volition lone fortify our resolve,” helium said, adding that MPs from INDIA bloc enactment the request for afloat statehood.Former JKPCC main and ex-minister Mir said: “We’re not asking for thing peculiar — this is simply a committedness made by the PM himself.”