Separatists call for shutdown on Aug 12

Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Aug 7: Joint separatist leadership today called for a shutdown in Kashmir on August 12 against alleged attempts to abrogate the Article 35-A of Indian Constitution.
In a statement issued here, the joint separatist leadership comprising of Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik appealed people to observe shutdown on August 12 and take to streets against alleged attempts of abrogating State Subject law which has remained in place since centuries.
The separatists also said that the shutdown would be observed to protest the alleged “excesses on the people of South Kashmir, crackdowns across Valley and NIA raids on their leaders.