High-speed mobile telephony was disabled, educational institutes closed and restrictions ordered in parts of the Valley ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.
The authorities have sounded a red alert in the entire State. All routes leading to the Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) in Srinagar, the venue where Mr. Modi will inaugurate development projects, have been sealed. Three-tier security arrangements have been deployed for the safeguard.
Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Baseer Khan, who chaired a meeting on Friday evening, decided to close down all educational institutes and impose restrictions in Srinagar’s old city “as a precautionary measure”.
Separatists have called for a shutdown and demanded to be allowed to hold a rally during the Prime Minister’s visit. “The problem in Kashmir is not related to roads, inaugurating of tunnels, power projects or jobs. It’s a dispute directly linked to the political future of tens of millions of citizens of Jammu and Kashmir and it needs to be resolved as per the will and aspirations of these people,” said the Mirwaiz.
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He said people of Kashmir should be given a chance to say their “mann ki baat” to Mr. Modi peacefully at Lal Chowk Srinagar on Saturday. “People of Kashmir want the fulfilment of the promise made by the predecessors of PM Modi not only in Lal Chowk but in the Indian parliament,” he added.
Meanwhile, police sources said all separatist leaders will either be arrested or detained in their houses on the occasion.
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