BuzzBytes Srinagar, Nov 23:
Leaders and workers of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Pradesh Congress Committee staged protests on Thursday, expressing their dissatisfaction with the electricity crisis in Kashmir.
PDP workers, led by Asiea Naqash, Abdul Qayoom Bhat, and Arif Laigroo, attempted to march from the PDP office near Sher-e-Kashmir Park towards Lal Chowk to voice their concerns about the electricity shortage in the valley as winter begins.
However, police halted the protestors, displaying placards and posters demanding an end to power cuts, preventing them from advancing beyond the adjacent General Post Office (GPO).
“To wake the administration from a deep slumber, the PDP workers and leaders from Srinagar staged a protest today. Kashmir has plunged into darkness due to the worsening power crisis,” stated PDP spokesperson Mohit Bhan. “The residents are enduring endless hardships, and the J-K administration’s incompetence is glaring. Basic necessities have been compromised, and yet the ones in charge seem oblivious to it,” Bhan added.
Simultaneously, Pradesh Congress Committee workers attempted to stage a protest against the power crisis at Maulana Azad Road but were barred by police from leaving their party office.
“There is no electricity supply even in hospitals while they (officials) are spending money on driving around the town,” voiced one of the protesters.
