Srinagar
The joint resistance leadership (JRL) comprising Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, and Muhammad Yasin Malik has asked people to observe complete protest shutdown on Saturday in the areas going to polls in the third phase of Panchayat elections.
Joint Resistance Leadership has asked for shutdown in the following areas: Kralpora, Meelyal, Reddi Chowkibal, Handwara, Rohama, Baramulla, Ganderbal, Soibugh, Sarsyar, Keller, D.H.Pora, D.K. Marg, Manzgam areas going to polls in the third phase of “sham” panchayat elections thrust on them by the “authoritarian state”.
JRL in a statement asked People to demonstrate their total rejection and disregard of this futile exercise by staying away and boycotting it completely.