JRL calls for shutdown on Oct 16 in areas going for polls in third phase of Municipal elections

Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik, in a statement have asked people to observe a complete shutdown on 16th October 2018 (Tuesday) in areas going to polls in the last phase of the ‘sham elections’ thrust on them by the authoritarian state.

“As in the previous three phases People will again demonstrate their total rejection and disregard of this futile exercise by staying away and boycotting it completely,” JRL said in a statement.

The areas are New-Theed, Harwan, Nishat, Brane, Dalgate,Pantha chowk, Palapora, Tarabal, Kawadara, Hawal, Alamgari-Bazar Gilli-Kadal, Nowshara, Lal-Bazar, Botshah-Mohalla, Umer-Colony, Jogi-Lankar, Kathi-Darwaza, Lokut-Dal, Bud-Dal, Hazratbal, Tailbal, Habbak, Chatterhama, Zakura Soura, Buchpora, Ahmad-Nagar, Pattan, Ganderbal, Pampore, Khrew, Pulwama, Shopian,Dooru Verinag.