Shutdown cripples Kashmir, PM says attack unfortunate
25 Jun 2013 11:46 PM GMT
Around the Srinagar city, the police and the CRPF maintained tight vigil. At Lal Chowk, the nerve centre of the city, barricades and loops of concertina wire were placed on the main road and alleys. Security forces took extra caution on account of Monday’s deadly attack on army convoy at Hyderpora bypass, few kilometers away from the city centre. The attack resulted in the killing of eight soldiers and left around 14 injured.Â
The shutdown crippled transport services on all routes as residents stayed indoors and most of the shops and markets downed their shutters. Â
The situation was no different downtown, where extra precautions were taken.Â
Meanwhile, Singh expressed the government’s readiness to talk to anyone who shuns violence but made it clear that it would not succumb to terrorists’ efforts to destabilise the state.Â
‘I have always said that those who shun violence, we are ready to talk to them,’ he said. The PM was replying to a question whether the government was willing to talk with separatists Hurriyat Conference and others. Singh said Monday’s terror attack in Srinagar was ‘most unfortunate’. However, he added ‘this should not frighten leaders or our opponents to conclude we will succumb to terrorist efforts to destabilise J&K.’
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