Syed Muntaha
With over 90 civilian deaths during the protests and large scale of damage to the public property, people are insisting that Huriyat must redraw the hartal strategy which so far potentially had self inflicting damage.
The Kashmir valley today completes the100 days of shutdown- the second longest shutdown so far in the prevailing Kashmir conflict.
The valley remained under continues protests and shutdowns followed by severe restrictions and curfews by the government since July 8 after Hizbul Commander Burhan Wani was killed in an encounter in South Kashmir.
Although the shutdown calendars of joint resistance group evoked overwhelming response among people however, since last week it is triggering the critical debate in the social circles.
With over 90 civilian deaths during the protests and large scale of damage to the public property, people are insisting that Huriyat must redraw the hartal strategy which so far potentially had self inflicting damage.
Kashmir has a limited business and working season owing to its geography and due to this shutdown in summers almost all the economic sectors have massively incurred losses. Despite such huge economic losses, no political concessions were offered to Kashmir by New Delhi.
The schools also remained shut during over three months shutdown and have almost lost one more academic season like in 2014 to floods.
The state government has launched a massive crackdown against agitating leaders and protesting youth. Over 7,000 people in the Valley have been arrested while more than 450 people have been booked under the Public Safety Act (PSA).
