Jammu: Curfew continued without any relaxation here for the third consecutive day Sunday even as the Army staged flag march in sensitive areas, officials said.
Meanwhile in another development normal life was affected in the entire valley Sunday due to a bandh called by trade bodies against the alleged harassment and attacks on Kashmiris in in and outside the state, officials said. The Kashmir bandh call was supported by major trade bodies like the ‘Kashmir Economic Alliance’ and ‘Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers Federation’ as well as Transporters’ Associations.
Senior civil and police officers held a marathon meeting with prominent citizens here as part of efforts to restore normalcy in the city.
Internal security columns of the Army, which were deployed in the curfew-bound areas, were seen staging flag marches, while dozens of persons were taken into preventive custody to maintain law and order, officials informed. Curfew was imposed in the city Friday following massive anti-Pakistan protests and sporadic incidents of violence over the terror attack in Pulwama.
“Curfew continues to remain in force in the city and there is no untoward incident reported during the night or Sunday morning,” IG Police, Jammu, MK Sinha, told this agency.
“The situation is being monitored and a decision to relax curfew will be taken later in the day after fresh review of the situation,” Sinha added.
Sinha along with divisonal commisioner, Sanjeev Kumar Verma and district development commissioner, Ramesh Kumar held a marathon meeting with prominent citizens of different faiths here late Saturday evening. The officers appealed to participants to play their role in restoring normalcy in the city and frustrate nefarious designs of elements bent upon dividing people on communal lines.
Sinha said there is a need to look deeply into the Thursday’s terror attack on CRPF convoy. “There is a game plan behind the killing of our jawans and it is to divide the society,” Sinha asserted, asking participants to guide and counsel youngsters to stay away from violence and help the administration catch those persons who are trying to vitiate the peaceful atmosphere in the region.
PTI
