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Amarnath row: Bandh hits life | PDP takes on ex-Guv
Published on Thu, Jul 03, 2008 at 22:57, Updated on Fri, Jul 04, 2008 at 09:14 in India section
Tags: Amarnath Shrine Board, Land Transfer , New Delhi
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New Delhi: It was a day of protests across India as the bandh called by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to protest against the cancellation of land transfer to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) in Jammu and Kashmir crippled many parts of the country.
The Jammu and Kashmir government may have averted one crisis by revoking the transfer of land to the SASB, but in the process of placating one group, it has antagonised the other group.
In Madhya Pradesh, which turned into the epicenter instead of Jammu ,four people were killed in police firing in Khajrana. Bajrang Dal activists led violent protests in Indore and many were later detained.
As protests continued to heat up, the BJP leading the agitation remained firm on their stand blaming the Congress for the mess.
"The Congress is refusing to give land to Amarnath Shrine Board merely for vote bank politics," senior BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu said.
And the place where it all started a week ago - Jammu - was not far behind in suffering casualties. Two people were killed and several others were injured in clashes.
The police resorted to lathicharge when protesters tried to block the railway line in Kathua district with government officials facing the brunt.
"It's unfortunate these protests have taken such a turn. It's been given a communal colour, a casteist colour and a regional colour, merely for political gains," Ghulam Nabi Azad, Chief Minister, Jammu and Kashmir, said.
The protests also affected normal life in the Punjab and Delhi. BJP and Vishwa Hindu Parishad supporters forcibly closed down shops in Jalandhar and Chandigarh.
In Delhi, there were traffic jams after the DND - the main link between the city and Noida - was severed due to protests.
Transport took a hit in Mumbai as well as buses were ransacked and shops were shut down in Navi Mumbai.
The Western Express Highway was also blocked by protesters near Santacruz. The protests across the country are likely to continue as the BJP has extended the Jammu bandh for another three days.
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