Scores of National Conference workers led by party general secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar took out a protest rally from party headquarters at Nawai-Subh to Lal Chowk in Srinagar against the recent civilian killings in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district
However Police foiled a protest rally of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference taken out to protest . Heavy deployment of police and paramilitary forces tried to stop the marchers near TRC junction, but the marchers were able to breach the barricades.
However, as the marchers reached Sher-e-Kashmir Park the police didn’t allow them to march towards city center Lal Chowk forcing the protesters to return. The protesters later dispersed off peacefully.