Various trade bodies on Thursday held a protest against custodial death of the school principal from Awantipora. Carrying placards and raising slogans, traders held a joint protest at Jamia Masjid at downtown here.
In a statement issued, the traders accused the governmentfor “continuing with the policy of oppression in the Valley”. “…This incidentis highly unfortunate. We urge the Indian civil society and internationalbodies like Amnesty International to come forward and play its role,” saidSajad Gul, spokesman of the trade bodies.
The Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) had appealed allsegments of society including traders, lawyers, bar association, civil society,and others from different walks of life to peacefully protest against thecustodial death of the principal and assaults on Kashmiris.
The trade bodies who participated in the protests includedKEA, KTMF, KCCI, KTMF(R), FCIK, Beopar Mandal S R Gunj, Jamia Traders,Shehar-e-Khaas Traders Coordination Committee and other trader bodies.