SRINAGAR | OCT 17: Traders Federation and Employees Joint Action Committee (EJAC) Bandipora on Tuesday took out a protest rally against the growing incidents of braid chopping across the Valley.
Carrying placards, the protestors marched from Nowpora to Gulshan Chowk Bandipora.
They said that the government has failed to stop the growing incidents of braid chopping across the Valley.
“When the Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti cannot do anything to stop braid chopping she has no right to continue as CM of the state. She should morally resign,” said Muhammad Yousuf Parra, ex-president Traders Federation Bandipora.
There have been over 100 incidents of braid chopping in the Valley during last one month, but not a single culprit has been arrested so far.
The general scare among women folk in Kashmir has given rise to civilian brigades who keep vigil in villages and towns in the Valley but these vigilante mobs often end up roughing up or beating innocent people.
Police have vehemently denied allegations that any member of the state police or any other security force is involved in these incidents.
They also say that the victims have so far not been cooperating with them which are required for investigators to establish the motive of these crimes. (PTK)
