Protests continue over stranded apple-laden trucks in Kashmir, Mehbooba threatens agitation
The HinduFormer Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday joined the protesting fruit traders in the Valley and threatened to launch a street agitation in case the Lieutenant-Governor’s administration failed to provide a free passage to apple carrying trucks on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway. “The halting of trucks along the Srinagar-Jammu highway has resulted in a loss of around ₹500 crore to the apple industry in the month of September,” Mudasir Ahmed Bhat, president of the Buyers Association Fruit Mandi Sopore, said. According to the fruit traders, around 5,000 trucks remain stranded on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway, the main route connecting the Valley with Jammu. Given the pathetic economic condition of people in J&K and a majority of the Valley’s population dependent on the fruit industry for their livelihood, the authorities should ensure smooth passage of these trucks,” J&K Apni Party president Altaf Bukhari said.
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