PDP to join march to Muzaffarabad

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) will join a march to Muzaffarabad in Pak Occupied Kashmir, planned by the Valley’s Fruit Growers Association.
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said the party workers and sympathizers would be led by senior leaders Abdul Aziz Zargar and Mohammad Dilawar Mir. She also demanded urgent opening of the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad Road for passenger and goods traffic.
Mehbooba claimed that the economic blockade against Kashmiris only underscored the importance of this vital road for “our economic survival.”

BJP announces three day agitation from 11 Aug

The BJP core committee on Thursday decided to go ahead with a three-day agitation on the Amarnath land transfer issue beginning August 11. The party has made it clear they would settle for nothing less than re-allotment of land to the Amarnath Shrine Board.
On the other hand, PDP and National Conference are still opposing the demands for restoration of land and recall of governor N N Vohra.
Governor Vohra had appointed a four-member committee on Wednesday night to hold talks with Shri Amarnath Sangarsh Samiti (SASS), spearheading the agitation in Jammu.
However, the Samiti had spurned the offer of Governor for direct talks and visit to the alternative camp site.
The situation in both, Jammu and Srinagar is getting from bad to worse. Kashmiri traders on Wednesday threatend to snap all trade ties with their counterparts in Jammu.
On Wednesday, eight out of the ten members of the Amarnath Shrine Board resigned to help in reconstitution of the Board.