Kashmir shuts to highlight support for article 35A

5 Dariya News

Srinagar 31-Aug-2018

Life across Kashmir Valley was adversely affected today for second consecutive day by a separatist-called protest shutdown to voice support for Article 35A.Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), a conglomerate of separatists headed by Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Yasin Malik called a complete shutdown on Friday to highlight support for the article.All Shops, business establishments and educational institutions were closed across the Valley while all kinds of transport remained off the roads due to the strike called.The strike was part of a two-day shutdown called by the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL). Protests have been held in Kashmir over the past month in support of continuing Article 35-A.