Srinagar authorities prevented Congress party members from conducting their planned demonstration on Saturday. Police confined party workers inside their headquarters on Maulana Azad Road and blocked access to Lal Chowk. The demonstration aimed to demand full statehood restoration for Jammu and Kashmir territory. Security forces stopped additional party supporters from entering the city center during the attempted protest. Tariq Hameed Karra leads the regional Congress organization and criticized the administrative response.
The party intended to deliver a formal petition to government officials requesting statehood restoration. Karra described the police actions as undemocratic behavior that violated peaceful assembly rights. Congress workers plan to travel to Delhi on July 21 for a larger demonstration campaign. The central government converted Jammu and Kashmir into a union territory during August 2019. This change occurred when lawmakers revoked special constitutional provisions that previously governed the region.
The party intended to deliver a formal petition to government officials requesting statehood restoration. Karra described the police actions as undemocratic behavior that violated peaceful assembly rights. Congress workers plan to travel to Delhi on July 21 for a larger demonstration campaign. The central government converted Jammu and Kashmir into a union territory during August 2019. This change occurred when lawmakers revoked special constitutional provisions that previously governed the region.
