Shopian: People’s Democratic Party president and former Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti has joined the protesting apple farmers on Tuesday at Aglar area in south Kashmir’s Shopian district stating that India is following Israeli model for crushing Kashmir’s economy backbone like Israel did with Palestanians.
The apple farmers and traders have been protesting for the 10th consecutive day against the halting of apple-laden trucks on the Srinagar-Jammu highway which has led to the rotting of the apples and taken the loss to crores.
The JK admin should know lakhs of people in Kashmir are dependent on the apple industry. The farmers have taken loans and have to pay that back. Will the admin pay for the losses the farmers have incurred, she asked.
“Despite getting orders from authorities for smooth transportation; vehicles carrying our precious fruits are still being stopped, there is indeed a big conspiracy to pulverise our economy,” she added.
