The authorities had earlier made a decision to relax curfew across the valley to allow the people buy essentials of life. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed security forces to maintain “maximum restraint”, the home minister said, adding that the PM had remained in touch with him about the situation in Kashmir during his foreign tour and offered his suggestions. The other injured civilians were said to be critical at the S.M.H.S Hospital in Srinagar.
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Singh said he would reach out to the people of Kashmir and try to address their concerns on the principles of Insaniyat, Jamhuriat and Kashmiriyat (humanity, democracy and J&K). “We believe that tear gas or water cannons should be used to control crowds”, said Singh, replying to a discussion on the recent violence in the Kashmir Valley, initiated by Congress member Jyotiraditya Scindia.
Ishtiyaq Ahmad, injured in clashes at Kokernag area of Anantnag district, died at SKIMS hospital, Soura this morning.
In occupied Kashmir, the puppet authorities continued to impose strict curfew across the Valley for the 14th consecutive day, today, to prevent people from staging demonstrations on the Kashmir Global Day against the killing spree unleashed by Indian forces in the territory.
Sources said protests broke out after Friday prayers in different areas of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district.
But the move of the authorities to ease curfew in four districts of the Valley for allowing reopening of schools did not work even as newspapers hit the stands after five days.
While officials did not comment on whether the schools opened today, reports from these four districts said the educational institutions remained closed. Mobile phone services and internet services are still suspended in the Valley.
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It was the first political initiative in the days of deadly unrest that gripped nearly the entire Kashmir Valley following the July 8 killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani and two of his aides. “I told her that I myself would like to go there, stay in a guest house and meet people there”, he said.
