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Kashmir Protest, As Modi Visits Kashmir

Web Desk(May 19, 2018): Hurriyat leaders called for a shutdown in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Saturday as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a daylong visit to review development work and inaugurate road projects.

The visit came a day after archrivals India and Pakistan shelled each other’s security posts and villages, killing four civilians on each side and an Indian soldier.Shops, businesses, and schools were shut while thousands of paramilitary troops and police in flak jackets spread out across Kashmir and closed off roads with razor wire and iron barricades in anticipation of anti-India protests and clashes.

Separatist groups that challenge India’s sovereignty over Kashmir called for the strike as well as a march to the commercial hub in the main city of Srinagar to protest Modi’s visit.

Government forces enforced a security lockdown in downtown Srinagar, the urban heart of anti-India protests, as they warned residents to stay home.

Road traffic was sparse, with buses staying off the roads and few cars venturing out.

Authorities detained dozens of activists overnight and put separatist leaders under house arrest to stop them from staging the protest march. They also ordered schools and colleges to be closed for the day.

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