Indian authorities have further tightened restrictions in Srinagar and other parts of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Indian forces have intensified restrictive measures around the Legislative Assembly and Civil Secretariat in Srinagar ahead of the seven-sitting Autumn Session, which begins on September 21. The General Administration Department (GAD) has issued guidelines regulating vehicle movement and parking in and around the Civil Secretariat during the session.

The circular states that private vehicles belonging to Civil Secretariat and Legislative Assembly employees, including police personnel deployed for security duties, will not be permitted inside the Secretariat premises. Vehicles belonging to the Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister, ministers, Advisor to the Chief Minister, Speaker and legislators will be parked at designated locations within the Assembly Complex. Even accredited media personnel will have to undergo security checks.

The session will run from September 21 to 30 and will comprise seven sittings. Meanwhile, Inspector General of Police, Kashmir Zone, Sujit Kumar, reviewed the prevailing situation, the search-operation grid and overall operational readiness during a visit to Kupwara and Handwara in north Kashmir. During his visit to Kupwara district, SSP Kupwara Al Tahir Gilani briefed the IGP on the overall situation and various operational aspects of the district.

The IGP also visited the Tactical Operating Base (TOB) at Dardpora, where he interacted with personnel of the Special Operations Group (SOG). Indian Army and police personnel continued cordon-and-search operations and frisking in several areas of the occupied territory. Such measures are aimed at maintaining fear and dominance among Kashmiris amid their demand for a resolution of the Kashmir dispute. 

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)