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Kashmir Leaders Say Delhi Crackdown Echoes 2019 Valley Lockdown
Some leaders in Kashmir said that police actions in Delhi reminded them of what happened in Kashmir in 2019.
They said people were kept in their homes and the internet was shut down then.
In Srinagar, politicians and activists from several parties held a protest.
They wanted Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to resign.
Security forces stopped the protesters from marching through Lal Chowk.
In Delhi, police detained several former chief ministers during protests against the CEC.
Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah criticized the events.
Sonam Wangchuk urged the government to release those arrested and solve the problems through discussion.
Kashmiri politicians said the crackdown on youth protests in Delhi recalled restrictions imposed in Kashmir after Article 370 was revoked in 2019.
Leaders and activists from several parties held a joint protest at Congress headquarters in Srinagar, demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resign.
Protesters tried to march through Lal Chowk but security forces stopped them.
Delhi Police detained former chief ministers Mamata Banerjee, Arvind Kejriwal, Pinarayi Vijayan and Manik Sarkar during protests against the CEC.
Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah criticized the crackdown, while Sonam Wangchuk called for the arrests to end and urged dialogue.
- Who
- Kashmiri party leaders and activists, Delhi protesters, and politicians including Mehbooba Mufti, Omar Abdullah and Sonam Wangchuk.
- What
- Kashmiri leaders compared a crackdown on protests in Delhi with restrictions imposed in Kashmir in 2019; a Srinagar protest called for Gyanesh Kumar to resign.
- Where
- Delhi and Srinagar, including Lal Chowk and Congress headquarters.
- When
- Saturday; the article does not provide a calendar date.
- Why
- The Srinagar protesters sought the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar; Wangchuk called for arrests to end and issues to be resolved through dialogue.
Key facts
- Srinagar protest location
- Congress headquarters
- Protest demand
- Resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- March route
- Protesters attempted to march through Lal Chowk but were stopped by security forces.
- Delhi detainees named
- Mamata Banerjee, Arvind Kejriwal, Pinarayi Vijayan and Manik Sarkar
- 2019 reference
- The article links Kashmir's restrictions to the abrogation of Article 370.
- Wangchuk's appeal
- He urged the government to end the arrests and resolve issues through dialogue.
Quotes
Mehbooba Mufti
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party leader
“I strongly condemn this and appeal to the government to end all these arrests by this evening and resolve the issues through dialogue. However, if the arrests are not withdrawn within the next 24 hours, I will also be compelled to consider holding a peaceful protest, whether in the form of a sit-in, a hunger strike, or a march, either in Leh or in Delhi”
telegraphindia.com
“Today’s Delhi is a chilling reminder of Kashmir after the unconstitutional abrogation of Article 370. People were locked in their homes, the Internet was shut down, and an entire region was placed under siege. The BJP then brazenly claimed that nobody had protested.”
telegraphindia.com
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