Kashmiris Should Be Given Freedom To Take Their Own Decisions thewire.in

Farmers held a protest march in Bathinda against the Centre’s moves in Jammu and Kashmir. A group of farmers reportedly came together in Bathinda, Punjab on Tuesday (September 10) to protest against the government’s decision to revoke Jammu and Kashmir’s special status and bifurcate the state into two union territories.

According to a report in The Tribune, the farmers’ leaders made a number of very strong demands. “Kashmiris should be given freedom and the right to make their own decision. The freedom given to the corporate houses to loot people should end. The restrictions imposed in Kashmir should be removed. The army should be called back, AFSPA should be repealed and those arrested should be released,” they were quoted as saying.

Bharatiya Kisan Union Ekta Ugrahan senior vice-president Jhanda Singh Jethuke, Harvinder Bindu, Shingara Singh Mann, Mother Singh Kotra, Harjinder Singh Bagga, Zora Singh, Sewak Singh, Tirath Singh Kotguru and Ashwani Kumar were some of the leaders who spoke at the protest, the newspaper reported.