Publish land transfer revocation order in papers: Bandipora residents

Mir Tariq Bandipora, July 01: Refusing to withdraw their agitation against the transfer of 800 kanals of forest land to Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) till people in Srinagar call off the agitation, the Bandipora residents on Tuesday asked government to publish the land transfer revocation order in newspapers. Hundreds of people in various towns of Bandipora includes Ajas, Naidkhai, Sumbal, Arin and Hajin came out on roads on Tuesday and staged protest rallies against the land transfer deal. They demanded that government should publish the land transfer revocation order in newspapers so that people can know about it.“We don’t trust the government. It should publish the revocation order of the land transfer in the newspapers so that public will get satisfied and call of the agitation,” said the protestors.They added, “We will not trust the revocation orders till such orders are published in the daily newspapers”.One of the protestor, Ali Mohammad said, “The politicians in Kashmir have many faces. How we can believe that the order has been revoked? It would become clearer if the revocation order is published in the newspapers.”The protestors said that they will end their agitation only when people in Srinagar call-off the stir. “We are taking out processions to express solidarity with all the people, who were killed or injured during these days of agitation against the transfer of 800 kanals of forest land to SASB”."When people in Srinagar resume their normal activities, then only will we also resume our normal chores of life and open shops”, said a protestor Mushatq Ahmed. “We were told by police to open the shops as the land transfer order has been revoked. We won’t resume normal activities till people in Srinagar call-off the strike”, he added.The protestors at Hajin demand probe in the unprovoked cane charging on peaceful protestors by police, which caused injuries to 25 persons including some minors. “It should be probed why police beat up peaceful protestors,” demanded the protestors.Meanwhile, thousands of people, who wanted to visit Jamia Masjid Srinagar to participate in the grand rally, were not allowed by police and para-military personnel to move ahead. Police and para-military personnel, who were deployed in strength in the entire Bandipora district to prevent the people from visiting Srinagar. People in the township and other parts of the district were confined to their homes. The authorities had imposed Crpc 144 in the Bandipora township to prevent more than four persons from assembling in the district headquarters. The police and para-military personnel were chasing away the persons, who tried to come out on roads.Meanwhile, all the government and private establishments remained closed for the 8th day in Bandipora.