Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and Congress general secretary Ghulam Nabi Azad on Thursday said that the government should come-up with a people friendly strategy to ensure both safety of troops and hassle free movement of civilians on Jammu-Srinagar Highway.
“Security of the forces is paramount but at the same timetraffic between Kashmir and Jammu is equally important. I think the governmentshould have found a solution like half day usage of road for both instead ofcompletely shutting it down for two days in a week,” Azad said.
He said that stopping traffic for two days looks difficult tomanage because there will be lot of hue and cry.
Jammu and Kashmir government Wednesday announced that thereshall be no movement of civilian traffic on the highway from Udhampur in Jammutill Baramulla in north Kashmir for two days every week to facilitate movementof forces for the upcoming parliamentary elections.