J-K: Geelani calls for strike after communal clashes
PTI | HT Correspondent, Srinagar
Aug 09, 2013 08:56 PM IST
Hardline Hurriyat Conference headed by Syed Ali Shah Gelani on Friday called for a general strike in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday in the wake of communal clashes in Kishtwar town.
Hardline Hurriyat Conference headed by Syed Ali Shah Gelani on Friday called for a general strike in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday in the wake of communal clashes in Kishtwar town.
"We appeal to people of the state to observe a general strike tomorrow against the biased approach of the state administration in dealing with the situation in Kishtwar," spokesman if the amalgam Ayaz Akbar said on Friday.
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He said the situation in the town is extremely "grave".
"The future course of action will be decided tomorrow after reviewing the situation in the affected areas," he added.
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