Kishtwar 22 Aug... KISHTWAR: Traders here belonging to the minority community refused to open their shops for business on Thursday even as authorities continued with relaxations in the curfew imposed in the town in the wake of recent communal clashes. A joint march for peace by members of the Hindu and Muslim communities was organised on Wednesday by an All-Party delegation. The All-Party delegation was headed by state Cabinet minister Taj Mohi-ud-Din to ease the tensions in the area following communal clashes there on 9th August. Not only did the march prove of little impact, but also the Traders’ Association here is now likely to expel its president Rakesh Kumar Gupta for having participatedin it without obtaining consent from the body, a businessman here said. “They (traders) are holding an emergent meeting in which Gupta, the president of their association, is likely to get expelled forhaving participated in the peace rally without taking their consent,” said a trader,Kaushal Kumar,. Meanwhile, authorities decided to continue relaxing the curfew in Kishtwar as there have been no reports of any untoward incidents. (PTI)
Posted on: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 05:23:42 +0000