SRINAGAR: Senior national conference leader Mohammad Akbar Lone said that Government should revoke the order of closing the national highway for two days a week.
While speaking to News Agency Press Trust of Kashmir Lone said, “NC strongly condemned the order adding that, “we will protest if not revokedm It’s a glaring admission of failure to manage the internal security of Jammu and Kashmir”.
He added it is very hard and difficult for employees, students, patients to reach at their places on time while such restrictions will be imposed on the national highway.
He further added stopping traffic for two days looks difficult to manage because there will be lot of hue and cry.
The ban on civilian traffic will be effective from Baramulla to Udhampur through Srinagar, Qazigund, Jawahar-Tunnel, Banihal and Ramban. The ban will be in force on the two days from 4 am to 5 pm.
In case of any emergency requiring passage of civilian vehicle, the police and administrative officials will take decisions in line with the provisions of movement of civilian traffic during curfews, the notification has said.
During his visit to Kashmir after the February 14 Pulwama terror attack targeting a CRPF convoy which had left 40 security personnel dead, Union home minister Rajnath Singh had announced that no civilian traffic would be allowed during the movement of the paramilitary forces.
The restriction on civilian traffic on the highway was announced two days after state police chief Dilbag Singh Monday said a study group has been set up to suggest steps to strengthen the security along the 270-km Jammu-Srinagar highway following the Pulwama attack. (PTK)
