SRINAGAR: In occupied Kashmir, after failing to restore normalcy in the territory, Indian authorities have issued a jacket advertisement in local newspapers, trying to persuade the people to end the self-imposed continued shutdown.
According to Kashmir Media Service, in the first of the series of advertisements, the occupation authorities have tried to tell the people about the benefits of the repeal of special status of Kashmir. It was published in the local newspapers in the last week of August.
The message in the advertisement published on Friday read, “Closed Shops. No Public Transport. Who Benefits? …….Think!”
This seems to be the campaign by the authorities against the continuous shutdown being observed by the people in the Valley on their own to express their resentment against Indian government’s decision of revoking the special status of the territory. It also shows that the authorities are desperate to end the shutdown, which has stymied their efforts to restore normalcy in the territory.
Since the abrogation of Kashmir’s special status by the Narendra Modi-led communal government in New Delhi on August 5, the shops in the Kashmir Valley have been shut and businesses have been affected due to the clampdown. (With additional input from INP)
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