Srinagar: Complete shutdown has been observed across the valley against the call given by Traders Association of Kashmir. All the shops are shut while transport is off the streets.
Shutdown call was given by the Kashmir Economic Alliance against the continued attack on the special status of the Jammu and Kashmir and the ban on Jammat Islami.
KEA chairman Mr Haji Muhammad Yasin Khan who also heads the Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers Federation (KTM) while addressing a joint press conference on Monday said that the New Delhi was pushing the people of Kashmir from frying pan to fire.
He said the ban on Jamaat had affected socio – humanitarian services In Kashmir to say the least. While educational and other services as offered by the Jamaat are the first victim, the next target of such forces could be Masjids, Khan said. He reminded the government that from many of the senior politicians Including former minister to some top officials In the government, many of such faces were alumni of the Jamunt schools.