Jammu, Nov 23: The Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) has called for a 3-hour Jammu bandh on Saturday against Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s remarks on Jammu and Kashmir’s accession with India and also against government’s approval to rehabilitation policy for the return of youth who had crossed over to Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) in nineties.
 “We have announced a complete bandh on November 27 for 3-hours in the morning to protest against Omar’s  statement on the floor of JK Assembly last month and also return and rehabilitation of the militants,” the BJP state president Shamshir Singh Manhas told reporters here.
 The ‘Chakka Jaam’ would be from 8am to 11 am, he said. Manhas said decision of the party to observe ‘Chakka Jaam’ been also taken to protest Omar Abdullah’s alleged continued discrimination against Jammu region and for avoiding fresh “delimitation” of constituencies.
 Meanwhile, activists of Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha burnt the effigy of the Chief Minister  and held demonstration against his government’s decision to grant amnesty to militants who want to return form PaK.
 Over 1300 BJYM activists took out a protest rally from their Kachi Chawani BJP headquarters, raising anti-government and anti-Omar slogans. They also clashed with Police, who prevented them from moving ahead in view section 144 imposed in and around Civil Secretariat in the city.

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