Bandh against J&K admin’s property tax move evokes partial response

The J & K  High Court Bar Association and political parties such as National Conference, Congress, Democratic Azad Progressive Party, Panthers Party, Yuva Rajput Sabha and Mission Statehood supported the bandh.

While commuter services and other vehicles plied as usual since morning as transporters had already announced to defy the bandh call saying that they were not taken into confidence by the Chamber, traders started opening their business establishments at various places after 11 am. Lawyers abstained from attending courts. Leaders of political parties were missing on the ground to impose the bandh. Members of the Yuva Raput Sabha took out a procession from Bohri Chowk towards Talab Tillo.

National Conference president and former chief minister Dr Farooq Abdullah, who chaired an all opposition parties meeting at his residence here in the afternoon, said that it is the prerogative of the legislative Assembly to impose any tax.

He described LG’s administration as a “temporary government”. “It is not a people’s government, it is a government by Delhi,’’ he said, adding the “people’s government is Assembly where members will decide what is right or what is wrong’’.

“They are the ones who have to face people again.” he said.