Authorities foil Eidgah March, impose restrictions in Old City; Shut down observed in Valley Srinagar: Authorities on Wednesday imposed curbs in Old City here to foil ‘Eidgah Chalo’ march called by Hurriyat Conference to commemorate the death anniversaries of Mirwaiz Moulvi Farooq and Abdul Gani Lone. Elsewhere, life remained affected due to shutdown called by the pro-freedom conglomerate. Since early morning, heavy contingents of police and paramilitary troopers were deployed in Old City areas falling under seven police stations which include Safa Kadal, Nowhatta, Maharaj Gunj, Rainawari, Kralhud, Zadibal and Khanyar and restricted the movement of civilians by erecting mobile bunkers and concertina wires on main squares and bridges, witnesses told GNS. The Hurriyat Conference headed by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq had called for Eidgah march to pay tribute to his late father Mirwaiz Muhammad Farooq – who was killed by unidentified gunmen on this day in 1990 at his residence – and Abdul Gani Lone – who was assassinated by unidentified gunmen in Eidgah at a commemoration rally in 2002 on this day. More than fifty people were also killed on this day when paramilitary forces opened fire on mourners at Hawal. All the roads, lanes and by-lanes leading to Eidgah were sealed by police and paramilitaries and no one was being allowed to go to the area with exceptions to patients till afternoon. Authorities had placed most of the senior Hurriyat leaders under house detention including its chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq while few others were detained, a Hurriyat spokesman said here. Meanwhile, a shutdown was observed in most parts of the valley. Most of the schools, colleges, business establishments were shut while attendance of employees remained thin in most government offices and banks. Though private transport remained unaffected, but public traffic was mostly off, witnesses said. (GNS)
Posted on: Wed, 21 May 2014 15:07:43 +0000
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