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Separatist strike call evokes mixed response The general strike called by separatists to protest the landing of Army troops in Kashmir this day in 1947 to repulse the invasion by Pakistan-backed tribal raiders evoked a mixed response.Most of the shops and other business establishment and private offices remained closed in the city and major towns of the valley.However, there was no impact on the weekly flea market in the heart of the city here.Most of the public transport was off the roads, while private cars, autorickshaws and cabs plied normally, they said.Hurriyat Conference led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani on October 27 called for a general strike to protest against landing of Army in Kashmir on October 27, 1947.
Posted on: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 06:23:47 +0000

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