HELD KASHMIR:Rejecting Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad's appeal, protesters on Thursday evening decided to extend the Jammu shutdown till July six to press their demand for restoration of land allotment to the Amarnath shrine management.'We will continue our protest shutdown till July 6,'' said Leela Karan, chairman of the Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti, NDTV reported.He said the Congress government had ''ditched'' the people of Jammu and ''humiliated Hindus'' by revoking the May 26 cabinet order, which had granted 40 hectares of forest land in northKashmir to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) for setting up pilgrim facilities.Various groups supporting the shutdown call and demanding restoration of land to the shrine board rejected the chief minister's appeal for peace.
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Friday, July 4, 2008
Jammu shutdown extended till July 6
HELD KASHMIR:Rejecting Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad's appeal, protesters on Thursday evening decided to extend the Jammu shutdown till July six to press their demand for restoration of land allotment to the Amarnath shrine management.'We will continue our protest shutdown till July 6,'' said Leela Karan, chairman of the Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti, NDTV reported.He said the Congress government had ''ditched'' the people of Jammu and ''humiliated Hindus'' by revoking the May 26 cabinet order, which had granted 40 hectares of forest land in northKashmir to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) for setting up pilgrim facilities.Various groups supporting the shutdown call and demanding restoration of land to the shrine board rejected the chief minister's appeal for peace.
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