The self-imposed restriction in Jammu and Kashmir
New Delhi, Oct 12: Restrictions are being lifted and the Jammu and Kashmir administration is doing everything to ensure that normalcy is restored.
There are restrictions on mobiles and internet, but it would be wrong to say that the people are being restricted to move outside. When one sees a deserted street, that is not due to the restrictions imposed by the administration. It is a self-imposed restriction said a top official to OneIndia.
People stay away:
Shops
and
establishments
have
been
shut
and
people
do
not
wander
out
on
the
streets.
This
is
yet
again
a
self-imposed
restriction
and
not
something
that
the
administration
has
done,
the
official
also
noted.
Officials
say
that
the
people
are
used
to
seeing
the
Army
in
Kashmir
and
its
presence
is
nothing
new.
The
problem,
however,
is
that
the
people
are
scared
to
venture
out
due
to
the
terror
threat.
Posters
are
being
put
up
by
terror
groups
warning
the
people
against
venturing
out
or
supporting
the
Indian
administration.
This
has
created
a
great
deal
of
fear
among
the
people
and
hence
they
avoid
venturing
out.
Shops open for a brief while:
The shops open for a brief while and after the people buy their supplies, the shutters are down. Officials say that the administration is doing everything to ensure that the people of J&K are safe. Terrorists are being dealt with on a daily basis by the armed forces in the Valley. Infiltrations are being prevented despite a large number waiting to cross over. We will ensure that the Valley is terror-free and the people should not succumb to the threats of terrorists or separatists, officials said.
An advertisement:
In
a
bid
to
get
people
out
on
the
streets,
the
administration
released
an
advertisement
in
several
newspapers
in
J&K.
It
has
been
titled,
"Closed
Shops,
No
Public
Transport,
Who
benefits."
Are
we
going
to
succumb
to
militants?
Think!!!,
it
further
stated.
The
ad
also
says
that
the
people
of
J&K
were
misled
for
20
years
They
have
been
victims
of
a
vicious
campaign
and
motivated
propaganda
that
has
kept
them
trapped
in
an
endless
cycle
of
terrorism.
Don't trust separatists:
Further, the ad draws the attention of the people to the separatists and states that they sent their children to exotic lans to study, work and earn. It says we are at the crossroads today.
It also asks questions like, 'will we let a few posters and threats push us into not resuming our business, into not earning our legitimate livelihood, into not securing a rightful education and secure the future of our children, into not letting development bloom for our Kashmir?