08-11-2008, 09:27 PM
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Pioneer.com
Mohit Kandhari | Jammu
<b>Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti, spearheading the agitation over Amarnath land transfer, has set for itself the target of tying over 5 lakh 'Shiv raksha sutras'' on the wrists of activists of Sangharsh Samiti and all others participating in the agitation on Raksha Bandhan.
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The Samiti has also decided to organise separate Independence Day function at each distrct headquarter across Jammu region and announced that all State functions would be boycotted by those protesting on the streets in Jammu for over 42 days demanding restoration of forest land to Amarnath shrine board and removal of the Governor.
The district administration is worried over the boycott as it also needed suppport of people to mark the Independence Day celebrations.
Addressing a Press conference in Jammu on Monday evening Convener of the Sangharsh Samiti Leela Karan Sharma said, "in the absence of any response from Governor NN Vohra in reply to submission of their written demands on July 31 the Sangharsh Samiti has decided to go ahead with its scheduled programme of distributing Shiv raksha sutras' to all activisits across the Jammu region.
Sharma said on Raksha Bandhan day activisits of the Samiti would distribute and tie these sutras on each others wrists along with security personnel. He claimed support of over 150 social,political and religious organisations and said the agitation would continue till it meets its logical end. Responding to the allegations of 'economic blockade of Kashmir' and march to Muzaffarabad, Leela Karan Sharma said the Government of India should not stop people of Kashmir from crossing the LoC to enter Muzaffarabad along with their products. "Let them go to Muzafarrabad".
He said Kashmiri leaders have been blackmailing the Indian Government for the last 60 years but this time the Centre should not succumb to their machinations and see to what extent they can go to blackmail the Indian establishment.
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Pioneer.com
Mohit Kandhari | Jammu
<b>Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti, spearheading the agitation over Amarnath land transfer, has set for itself the target of tying over 5 lakh 'Shiv raksha sutras'' on the wrists of activists of Sangharsh Samiti and all others participating in the agitation on Raksha Bandhan.
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The Samiti has also decided to organise separate Independence Day function at each distrct headquarter across Jammu region and announced that all State functions would be boycotted by those protesting on the streets in Jammu for over 42 days demanding restoration of forest land to Amarnath shrine board and removal of the Governor.
The district administration is worried over the boycott as it also needed suppport of people to mark the Independence Day celebrations.
Addressing a Press conference in Jammu on Monday evening Convener of the Sangharsh Samiti Leela Karan Sharma said, "in the absence of any response from Governor NN Vohra in reply to submission of their written demands on July 31 the Sangharsh Samiti has decided to go ahead with its scheduled programme of distributing Shiv raksha sutras' to all activisits across the Jammu region.
Sharma said on Raksha Bandhan day activisits of the Samiti would distribute and tie these sutras on each others wrists along with security personnel. He claimed support of over 150 social,political and religious organisations and said the agitation would continue till it meets its logical end. Responding to the allegations of 'economic blockade of Kashmir' and march to Muzaffarabad, Leela Karan Sharma said the Government of India should not stop people of Kashmir from crossing the LoC to enter Muzaffarabad along with their products. "Let them go to Muzafarrabad".
He said Kashmiri leaders have been blackmailing the Indian Government for the last 60 years but this time the Centre should not succumb to their machinations and see to what extent they can go to blackmail the Indian establishment.
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