BJP president to visit Jammu amid land row protests
July 4th, 2008 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 4 (IANS) Even as protests against the cancellation of land allotment to the Amarnath shrine board continued to rock Jammu for the fifth day Friday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said its president Rajnath Singh would visit the region Saturday. Singh will be accompanied by BJP general secretary Arun Jaitley, said state party president Ashok Khajuria.
The BJP leaders would “instruct the cadres about their next strategy to get the land restored to the shrine board”, Khajuria said.
Demonstrations were, meanwhile, held across Jammu, as protesters defied curfew and flag marches by the army. People were seen carrying the national flag, chanting “Vande Mataram” and raising slogans hailing Lord Shiva.
Protests turned violent in some parts as highways were blocked and mobs fought pitched battles with the police.
Several towns of Jammu region, including Kathua, Samba, Bhaderwah and Ranbirsinhghpora are under curfew.
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Friday once again appealed to the people and urged political groups to restore normalcy in the region.
The Jammu and Kashmir government Tuesday formally cancelled the land allotment to the Amarnath shrine board that manages the pilgrimage to the high altitude cave shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva. The decision polarised not just the state with violence in Hindu majority Jammu, but led to a ripple effect in other parts of the country as well.
- Army out in Jammu region as protesters defy curfew (Lead) - Jul 02, 2008
- Near total shutdown in Jammu - Jul 05, 2010
- Amarnath pilgrimage unlikely to start June 29 - Jun 17, 2011
- Amarnath land row: Curfew continues in Jammu - Jul 28, 2008
- Army called in Jammu region - Jul 02, 2008
- Curfew, shutdown continue as Jammu seethes over land row(Lead) - Jul 28, 2008
- Preparations for Amarnath pilgrimage begin - May 01, 2011
- BJP backs campaign for central university in Jammu - Aug 04, 2009
- Violent protests over land allotment spread across Jammu (Second Lead) - Jul 02, 2008
- Flag hoisting row: Govt. has bowed before separatists, militants, says BJP - Jan 25, 2011
- Jammu shutdown call has few supporters - Jul 02, 2010
- Land row: Protests continue in curfew-bound Jammu (Lead) - Jul 03, 2008
- Vande Mataram slogans in Kashmir assembly - Feb 28, 2011
- Land row: Jammu remains calms, curfew relaxed - Aug 10, 2008
- All set for Amarnath yatra, pilgrims apprehensive - Jun 26, 2010
Tags: amarnath shrine, arun jaitley, bhaderwah, bharatiya janata party, bjp leaders, fifth day, ghulam nabi azad, high altitude, jammu and kashmir, jammu and kashmir government, kathua, land allotment, lord shiva, mataram, national flag, party president, pitched battles, political groups, ripple effect, shrine board