Srinagar: Following the terrorist attack in Kashmir’s Pahalgam on Tuesday, the political parties as well as traders’ unions in the region have collectively called for a complete shutdown in the Kashmir valley on Wednesday to show solidarity with the victims’ families and to condemn the attack.Speaking to ANI on the complete shutdown in the valley, Bashir Ahmad Kongposh, General Secretary of the Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers Association, said that the complete shutdown was to show a strong condemnation and protest against the Pahalgam terror attack.“Following the heart-wrenching incident that happened yesterday, the Kashmir traders and manufacturers association will be in complete shutdown today.
We have protested against it and condemn this act as strongly as possible. Islam doesn’t allow such things where people get killed..
. It is the death of humanity..
. We are really against these acts..
. Yesterday we had a meeting on the shutdown..
. We also want to keep these acts away from the region..
. In solidarity, we have called for a total shutdown in response to the attack,” Kongposh said.Business communities in Poonch also held protests, calling for a complete shutdown in response to the terror attack yesterday.
Ankit Maheshwari, a tourist from Rajasthan, stated that it was rare to witness such a shutdown in Kashmir; however, he noted that the locals have been very supportive despite the shutdown.“This is a big incident, and it is very sad. This should not happen.
