Anna continue to get support in J&K, protesters block national highway

Anna continue to get support in J&K, protesters block national highway

Yash Khajuria                                                           8/17/2011 7:37:12 PM

JAMMU, Aug 17: Anti-corruption crusade launched by Anna Hazare continue to get support in Jammu and Kashmir as large number of people today held protest demonstration against the UPA government. 

Large number of people in different parts of Jammu division organised rallies in support of Anna and demanded that the Lokpal Bill drafted by him should be adopted by the government. 

Raising slogans against the government, people blocked vehicular traffic at various places on the 100 kms long Jammu-Pathankot highway. The road blocks caused inconvenience to commuters and hundreds of Vaishnodevi pilgrims. 

Students boycotted classes and came out in support of Anna in Jammu. 

National Forum for Peace and Human Rights, a social organization in Rajouri also protested against the attitude of the UPA government towards Hazare. 

Bhartiya Chaitanya Party (BCP) along with some social organizations performed protest demonstration at Press club Jammu and demanded hast release of Anna Hazare from the custody of Delhi police. 
Shamsher Singh Manhas State president, Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) said “This incident has reminded the nation of emergency days”. He said that it has become customary with the Congress leaders to adopt every undemocratic mean to curb the voice of nationalist people as well as those adopting non violent and non-provocative path for the redressal of their grievances. 

Announcing this incident as ‘murder of democracy’ Manhas said that the way Anna Hazare was arrested by Delhi Police cannot be justified by any yard-stick. It is even against the spirit of constitution, which allows every individual to protest or observe hunger strike in a peaceful manner. 

Prof. Bhim Singh Chief, National Panthers Party (NPP) said that Anna’s arrest is an outrageous act of Home Ministry. Singh said that there are millions in this country who may not share Anna’s views to include the Apex Court and the PM in his Lokpal agenda yet there is not a single peace and freedom loving citizen who would support the outrageous act of Delhi Police under the patronage of the Union Home Minister.