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Three policemen and a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker were killed, hundreds of civilians clashed with police and former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah was found Wednesday in the protesters target in a sudden escalation of tension in Jammu and Kashmir. coincided with the arrival of the new appointed state governor, Satya Pal Malik.
Malik, according to state officials who requested anonymity, is expected to take an oath Thursday to take over the administration of the state – NN Vohra, who held the post since 2008.
Kashmir has been under the governor's control since June 20, after the fall of the last government – a coalition between the BJP and the People's Democratic Party (PDP). This is the fourth period of governor rule since Vohra took office, which often forced him to be a crisis manager – a role that Malik will inherit now.
Hundreds of people protested against the BJP following a 35A hearing – a law that limits what people outside the state can do in Jammu-and -Cashmere. Separatist organizations called for the two-day closure on Sunday against the Supreme Court hearing.
During attacks, police spokesmen accused activists, two agents and a BJP worker abducted Tuesday night. The body riddled with bullets by Shabir Ahmad Bhat of the BJP was found in the fields of Kupwara. A police officer killed when he went out to pray for Eid in Kulgam was murdered by militant Hizbul Mujahideen, a police official said.
Soon after the prayers of Eid on Wednesday, demonstrations broke out in several parts of the valley. Police fired tear gas and tear gas and charged people with batons to disperse crowds in several districts.
About six people were injured in these clashes. Most protesters raised anti-Indian slogans, such as flags from Pakistan and the Islamic State, witnesses said. A police spokesman tried to minimize the clashes, saying the prayers were largely peaceful. The people behind him started shouting slogans against India and showed their shoes to the politician, who was taken from the mosque by his security guards.
"I did not leave the place and finished my prayers, they are my own people, they are badly inspired and I can not escape my duties of being their leader," Abdullah said later. to the PTI news agency while receiving people at his home.
On Wednesday evening, police announced that militants had burst into the home of the inspector Muhammad Ashraf Dar, in the village of Larve , in the Pulwama District.
A new governor for Jammu and Kashmir was not unexpected since Vohra's mandate was originally to end on June 28. The Union government had said the officials at the time, wanted it to remain a bit like Amarnath Yatra, was about to begin, the Hindu pilgrimage requires careful preparation and follow-up from the point of view of security.
Malik, who was received Wednesday by senior officials s of administration and police at Srinagar airport, will take an oath in Rajbhawan at 11:00 am before presiding its first security meeting on Thursday. to be named.
In addition to the change of governor in Jammu and Kashmir, the election of a new Pakistani prime minister – the politician-turned cricketer Imran Khan – could also have implications for the region.
Srinagar and HTC in New Delhi)
First published: August 22, 2018 23:20 IST
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